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Financial Services and General Government (FSGG): FY2011 Appropriations (open access)

Financial Services and General Government (FSGG): FY2011 Appropriations

Report discussing the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Fiscal Year 2011 appropriations bill, which includes funding for the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the judiciary, the District of Columbia, and 26 independent agencies, including the Small Business Administration and the United States Postal Service.
Date: January 14, 2011
Creator: Hatch, Garrett
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Veterans' Benefits: Burial Benefits and National Cemeteries (open access)

Veterans' Benefits: Burial Benefits and National Cemeteries

Report providing a descriptive analysis of both nonmonetary and monetary burial benefits and national cemeteries.
Date: January 4, 2011
Creator: Scott, Christine
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Veterans' Benefits: Current Life Insurance Programs (open access)

Veterans' Benefits: Current Life Insurance Programs

Report providing information on the current Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) life insurance programs available for servicemembers and veterans, management and administration issues, and associated policy issues and legislation.
Date: January 4, 2011
Creator: Scott, Christine
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hezbollah: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Hezbollah: Background and Issues for Congress

Report that discusses Lebanon's Hezbollah, a Shiite Islamist militia, political party, social welfare organization, and U. S. State Department-designated terrorist organization. The report also discusses recent Hezbollah-related conflicts, Hezbollah's relationship with other Lebanese political parties, and U. S. policy regarding Hezbollah.
Date: January 3, 2011
Creator: Addis, Casey L. & Blanchard, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dominican Republic: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Dominican Republic: Background and U.S. Relations

Report providing background information on current political and economic conditions in the Dominican Republic, as well as an overview of some of the key issues in U. S.-Dominican relations.
Date: January 3, 2011
Creator: Ribando Seelke, Clare
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Adopting a Long-Term Budget Focus: Challenges and Proposals (open access)

Adopting a Long-Term Budget Focus: Challenges and Proposals

Report concerning the current federal budget process, including criticisms of that process. Information is provided regarding the current horizons used in the budget process, including already existing long-term components; the rationale for increased focus on long term budgeting; general challenges to long-term budgeting; and an analysis of general proposals that have been made to increase the focus of long-term budgeting in the budget process.
Date: January 13, 2011
Creator: Lynch, Megan Suzanne; Labonte, Marc & Levit, Mindy R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Shipboard Lasers for Surface, Air, and Missile Defense: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Shipboard Lasers for Surface, Air, and Missile Defense: Background and Issues for Congress

Report regarding potential Navy shipboard lasers for countering surface, air, and ballistic missile threats. It does not discuss the use of lasers on Navy aircraft or submarines, or the use of lasers by other military services.
Date: January 21, 2011
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Missile Defense and NATO's Lisbon Summit (open access)

Missile Defense and NATO's Lisbon Summit

Report regarding the November 2010 Lisbon Summit, wherein alliance heads of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization approved a plan to integrate existing NATO members ballistic missile defense capabilities into their overall defense posture. This report looks at advantages, challenges, and current Congressional legislation regarding the Obama Administration's Phased Adaptive Approach, which would be regional ballistic missile defense capability in Europe.
Date: January 11, 2011
Creator: Hildreth, Steven A. & Ek, Carl
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
International Trade and Finance: Key Policy Issues for the 112th Congress (open access)

International Trade and Finance: Key Policy Issues for the 112th Congress

Report concerning a variety of issues faced by the 112th Congress. Topics include trade negotiations with South Korea, Panama, Colombia, and China, export controls and sanctions, and international financial institutions.
Date: January 21, 2011
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mexico's Drug Trafficking Organizations: Source and Scope of the Rising Violence (open access)

Mexico's Drug Trafficking Organizations: Source and Scope of the Rising Violence

Report which provides background on drug trafficking in Mexico, identifies the major drug trafficking organizations, and analyzes the context, scope, and scale of the violence. It examines current trends of the violence, analyzes prospects for curbing violence in the future, and compares it with violence in Colombia.
Date: January 7, 2011
Creator: Beittel, June S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Army's Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) and Early Infantry Brigade Combat Team (E-IBCT) Programs: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

The Army's Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) and Early Infantry Brigade Combat Team (E-IBCT) Programs: Background and Issues for Congress

Report that looks at budget requests for the Army's Future Combat System (FCS) program, Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) program, and brigade combat teams (BCTs). It ends with a discussion of potential issues for Congress.
Date: January 18, 2011
Creator: Feickert, Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Revised Federal Standards for Traffic Signs: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Revised Federal Standards for Traffic Signs: Frequently Asked Questions

Report that addresses some of the questions that have been raised about the changes made by the Federal Highway Administration to certain standardized street and highways signs.
Date: January 20, 2011
Creator: Peterman, David Randall
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Should the United States Levy a Value-Added Tax for Deficit Reduction? (open access)

Should the United States Levy a Value-Added Tax for Deficit Reduction?

Report that discusses the levying of a value-added tax (VAT), a broad-based consumption tax, to potentially assist in resolving United States fiscal problems. It considers the experiences of the 29 nations with value-added taxes (VATs) in the 30-member Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) which are relevant to the feasibility and operation of a possible U. S. VAT.
Date: January 21, 2011
Creator: Bickley, James M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Murder or Attempted Murder of a Member of Congress and Other Federal Officials and Employees: Implications in Federal Criminal Law and Procedure of Events in Tucson (open access)

Murder or Attempted Murder of a Member of Congress and Other Federal Officials and Employees: Implications in Federal Criminal Law and Procedure of Events in Tucson

Report describing the federal procedures and attendant legal provisions generally associated with the prosecution of cases regarding the killing and attempted killing of federal officers and employees in the performance of their official duties.
Date: January 25, 2011
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: Issues for the 111th Congress (open access)

Cuba: Issues for the 111th Congress

This report discusses the current political conditions of Cuba, as well as its relationship with the United States. In particular, the report focuses on U.S. policy regarding Cuba, including various economic sanctions, human rights issues, and foreign aid appropriations.
Date: January 4, 2011
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Intelligence Authorization Legislation: Status and Challenges (open access)

Intelligence Authorization Legislation: Status and Challenges

This report reviews the intelligence appropriations process, describes various changes that have been proposed, and analyzes the issues associated with the proposals.
Date: January 20, 2011
Creator: Best, Richard A., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier (CVN) Homeporting at Mayport: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier (CVN) Homeporting at Mayport: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the Navy's proposal to homeport a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN) at Mayport, Florida. Economic and homeland security concerns are discussed.
Date: January 14, 2011
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sending Mail to Members of the Armed Forces at Reduced or Free Postage: An Overview (open access)

Sending Mail to Members of the Armed Forces at Reduced or Free Postage: An Overview

This report looks the background, and current methods of, sending mail to troops serving overseas via subsidized postage.
Date: January 14, 2011
Creator: Kosar, Kevin R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Guantanamo Detention Center: Legislative Activity in the 111th Congress (open access)

Guantanamo Detention Center: Legislative Activity in the 111th Congress

This report analyzes relevant provisions in enacted legislation and selected pending bills relating to the U.S. Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a facility in which alleged enemy belligerents are detained.
Date: January 13, 2011
Creator: Garcia, Michael John
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Veterans' Benefits: Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) for Survivors (open access)

Veterans' Benefits: Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) for Survivors

This report outlines the eligibility requirements and benefit levels for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) and related policy issues.
Date: January 4, 2011
Creator: Scott, Christine
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Committee on the Budget in the House of Representatives: Structure and Responsibilities (open access)

Committee on the Budget in the House of Representatives: Structure and Responsibilities

Report describing the structure and responsibilities of the Committee on the Budget in the House of Representatives.
Date: January 13, 2011
Creator: Lynch, Megan Suzanne
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: History, Impact, and Issues (open access)

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: History, Impact, and Issues

Report that examines debates over what constitutes an unfunded federal mandate and the implementation of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) of 1995.
Date: January 25, 2011
Creator: Dilger, Robert Jay & Beth, Richard S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
"Disadvantaged" Small Businesses: Definitions and Designations for Purposes of Federal and Federally Funded Contracting Programs (open access)

"Disadvantaged" Small Businesses: Definitions and Designations for Purposes of Federal and Federally Funded Contracting Programs

This report discusses what constitutes a "disadvantaged" small business for purposes of federal and federally funded contracting programs and how firms are certified or otherwise designated as such.
Date: January 3, 2011
Creator: Manuel, Kate M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan Casualties: Military Forces and Civilians (open access)

Afghanistan Casualties: Military Forces and Civilians

Report collecting statistics from a variety of sources on casualties sustained during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), which began on October 7, 2001. OEF actions take place primarily in Afghanistan; however, OEF casualties also includes American casualties in Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Guantanamo Bay (Cuba), Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, the Philippines, Seychelles, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Yemen.
Date: January 14, 2011
Creator: Chesser, Susan G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library