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The United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy
This report discusses the open economy and society of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), provides a general description of the UAE's government and political structure, and outlines the effects of the recent global economic downturn on the UAE in general and on the city of Dubai in particular. It also describes U.S. concern over the proliferation of advanced technology in relation to a recently-signed U.S.-UAE civilian nuclear agreement, due to the UAE economy and the UAE's lax export controls.
Date:
March 23, 2015
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sudan
This report provides a brief overview of political, economic, and humanitarian conditions in Sudan and examines the conflict dynamics that persist in the country. It also outlines U.S. policy and congressional engagement.
Date:
March 23, 2015
Creator:
Blanchard, Lauren P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Global Economic Downturn and Protectionism
This report develops three scenarios to approximate different dimensions of the relationship between the global economic downturn and protectionism. The scenarios are not predictions, but descriptions of how and why pressures for protection could be manifested and transmitted under different circumstances and assumptions.
Date:
March 23, 2009
Creator:
Ahearn, Raymond J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, focusing particularly on the influence of the Taliban and other militant groups and on the leadership of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. This report also discusses the U.S.-Afghanistan relationship and U.S. efforts under the Obama Administration to provide military, reconstructive, and stabilization aid.
Date:
March 23, 2009
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Tax Incentive Resources
This report contains a list of authoritative resources is designed to assist in responding to a broad range of constituent questions and concerns about renewable energy and energy efficiency tax incentives.
Date:
March 23, 2009
Creator:
Cunningham, Lynn J. & Roberts, Beth A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA): Does It Provide for a Private Cause of Action?
This report discusses the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, which seeks to provide for, strengthen, and expedite the national defense by protecting servicemembers, enabling them to "devote their entire energy to the defense needs of the Nation." The SCRA protects servicemembers by temporarily suspending certain judicial and administrative proceedings and transactions that may adversely affect their legal rights during military service.
Date:
March 23, 2009
Creator:
Mason, R. Chuck
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Text and Multimedia Messaging: Emerging Issues for Congress
This report covers issues for Congress regarding text and multimedia messaging. The increasing use of text and multimedia messaging has raised several policy issue, such as distracted driving, SMS spam, the inability of consumers to disable text messaging, text messaging price fixing, carrier blocking of common short code messages, deceptive and misleading common short code programs, protecting children from inappropriate content on wireless devices.
Date:
March 23, 2009
Creator:
Moloney Figliola, Patricia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity
This report discusses the commercial cultivation of industrial hemp in the U.S. The terms "hemp" and "industrial hemp" refer to varieties of Cannabis sativa characterized by low levels of the primary psychoactive chemical (tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC) in their leaves and flowers.
Date:
March 23, 2007
Creator:
Rawson, Jean M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Statutory Royalty Rates for Digital Performance of Sound Recordings: Decision of the Copyright Royalty Board
None
Date:
March 23, 2009
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
State Securities Class Action Suits: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Dabit
None
Date:
March 23, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hong Kong’s Ongoing Transition: Implications of Chinese Sovereignty in 2001. March 2001
This report focuses on the situation in Hong Kong as it continues its political and social transformation after the July 1997 reversion to Chinese sovereignty.
Date:
March 23, 2001
Creator:
Dumbaugh, Kerry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Types of Committee Hearings
None
Date:
March 23, 2007
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and Federal Water Rights
This report discusses federal authority over water, and federal "reserved" and non-reserved water rights.
Date:
March 23, 2006
Creator:
Baldwin, Pamela
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program: An Overview
None
Date:
March 23, 2011
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
International Trade Agreements and Job Estimates
None
Date:
March 23, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Deposit Insurance for Banks and Credit Unions
This report begins with an overview of the FDIC, recent status of the DIF, and efforts to reduce the loss exposure and total risk to the fund. Next, an overview of the NCUA, recent status of the NCUSIF, and efforts to reduce the loss exposure and total risk to the fund are presented.
Date:
March 23, 2011
Creator:
Getter, Darryl E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP): Program and Funding
None
Date:
March 23, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Kyrgyzstan: Recent Developments and U.S. Interests
None
Date:
March 23, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations for FY2004: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
This report provides appropriations of Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs for FY2004.
Date:
March 23, 2004
Creator:
Nowels, Larry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Vietnam’s Labor Rights Regime: An Assessment
None
Date:
March 23, 2001
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Affordable Care Act: Litigation Resources
This report discusses the lawsuits challenging the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Moreover, the report also discusses how the Supreme Court granted three petitions of certiorari and scheduled oral arguments in 2012.
Date:
March 23, 2012
Creator:
Taylor, Julia & Tarnay, Eva M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Option of Freezing Non-defense Discretionary Spending to Reduce the Budget Deficit
None
Date:
March 23, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Campaign Finance Reform: Regulating Political Communications on the Internet
This report describes regulating political communications on the Internet related to Campaign Finance Reform.
Date:
March 23, 2006
Creator:
Whitaker, L. Paige
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Community Development Block Grant Funds in Disaster Relief and Recovery
This report provides information about the Community Development Block Grant Funds in Disaster Relief and Recovery. Over the years, congress has appropriated supplemental CDBG funds supported recovery efforts in New York city.
Date:
March 23, 2006
Creator:
Boyd, Eugene
System:
The UNT Digital Library