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Export-Import Bank: Overview and Reauthorization Issues
This report provides: a general background of Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank; a discussion of the international context of the Bank; analysis of key issues that Congress may consider in a reauthorization debate; and the congressional outlook on Ex-Im Bank.
Date:
March 25, 2015
Creator:
Akhtar, Shayerah Ilias
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Senegal: Background and U.S. Relations
This report covers the background, recent politics, governant, and economy of Senegal. It also looks at security and human rights issues and Senegal's ties with France and the Middle East. It ends with a look at U.S. - Senegal relations.
Date:
March 25, 2011
Creator:
Arieff, Alexis
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Farm Promotion (“Check-Off”) Programs
None
Date:
March 25, 2004
Creator:
Becker, Geoffrey S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Homeland Security: Protecting Airliners from Terrorist Missiles
This report discusses about the Homeland Security on Protecting Airliners from Terrorist Missiles where Recent events have focused attention on the threat that terrorists with shoulder fired surface-to-air missiles pose to commercial airliners. Most believe that no single solution exists to effectively mitigate this threat.
Date:
March 25, 2003
Creator:
Bolkcom, Christopher & Elias, Bartholomew
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Clean Energy Standard: Design Elements, State Baseline Compliance and Policy Considerations
This report evaluates design elements of previous Clean Energy Standards (CES) proposals, summarizes the Administration’s CES policy framework, provides state-level baseline CES compliance analysis, and presents several policy options that Congress might consider as part of a CES debate.
Date:
March 25, 2011
Creator:
Brown, Phillip
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Welfare Reform: An Issue Overview
None
Date:
March 25, 2003
Creator:
Burke, Vee
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell:" The Law and Military Policy on Same-Sex Behavior
This report describes the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" military policy. Under this policy, but not the law, service members are not to be asked about nor allowed to discuss their "same-sex orientation." This report also describes recent efforts by certain Members of Congress to amending this policy.
Date:
March 25, 2010
Creator:
Burrelli, David F.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Executive Orders: Issuance and Revocation
This report reviews the "definition" of an executive order and how it is distinguishable from other written instruments, and then provides an overview of the President's constitutional authority to issue such directives. It also discusses the legal framework relied on by the courts to analyze the validity of presidential actions, and the roles of the President and Congress in modifying and revoking executive orders.
Date:
March 25, 2010
Creator:
Burrows, Vanessa K.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Selected Federal Programs in Which Nonpublic Elementary and Secondary Schools and Children may Participate
This report contains descriptions of Federal programs in which nonpublic schools and children may participate.
Date:
March 25, 1969
Creator:
Campbell, Colleen
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan Casualties: Military Forces and Civilians
This report collects statistics from a variety of sources on casualties sustained during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), which began on October 7, 2001. OEF actions took 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:
March 25, 2010
Creator:
Chesser, Susan G.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federally Supported Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment Programs
This report provides background information on the types of water supply and wastewater treatment projects traditionally funded by the federal government and the several existing programs to assist communities with water supply and wastewater recycling and treatment.
Date:
March 25, 2003
Creator:
Cody, Betsy A.; Copeland, Claudia; Tiemann, Mary & Zinn, Jeffrey
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
HIV/AIDS International Programs: FY2003 Request and FY2002 Spending
None
Date:
March 25, 2002
Creator:
Copson, Raymond W.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Research for Congressional Staff: How to Find Documents and Other Resources
This report is one of a series of reports on legislative process and research; it is intended to serve as a finding aid to sources of information, such as documents, news articles, analysis, contacts and services, used in legislative research.
Date:
March 25, 2014
Creator:
Cornell, Ada S.; Hanson, Laura A. & Greene, Michael
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Child Tax Credit: Current Law and Legislative History
This report provides background information on the child tax credit. Specifically, this report provides an overview of the child tax credit under current law, as well as a legislative history of this tax benefit, which helps explain its purpose and current structure.
Date:
March 25, 2013
Creator:
Crandall-Hollick, Margot L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Legal Analysis of the 10% Disadvantaged Small Business Set-Aside Provisions of H.R. 2400, the "Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1997"
This report discusses the vote on H.R. 2400, the "Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1997"(BESTEA), an omnibus bill to fund surface transportation into the next century.
Date:
March 25, 1998
Creator:
Dale, Charles V.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Flow of Business: Typical Day on the Senate Floor
Several authorities govern the daily chamber work of the Senate: its standing rules, standing orders, unanimous consent agreements, precedent, and tradition. Because these authorities have different influence at certain times, no Senate session day is truly typical. This report discusses procedures and business that usually occur every session day, and refers to certain business items that may occur less frequently.
Date:
March 25, 2013
Creator:
Davis, Christopher M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Arming Pilots Against Terrorism: Implementation Issues for the Federal Flight Deck Officer Program
The report discusses the issues regarding the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135), which contains provisions to arm pilots of passenger aircraft and gives deputized pilots the authority to use force, including lethal force, to defend the flight deck against criminal and terrorist threats. The report includes the legislative Background, implementation issues, equipment, training, operational procedures and costs.
Date:
March 25, 2003
Creator:
Elias, Bartholomew
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Proposed Change to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) under S. 113
None
Date:
March 25, 2003
Creator:
Elsea, Jennifer K.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Intelligence Authorization Legislation: Status and Challenges
None
Date:
March 25, 2013
Creator:
Erwin, Marshall Curtis
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Capable Missiles and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
None
Date:
March 25, 2003
Creator:
Feickert, Andrew
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
United States Military Casualty Statistics: Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom
This report presents difficult-to-find statistics regarding U.S. military casualties in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF, Afghanistan), including those concerning medical evacuations, amputations, and the demographics of casualties.
Date:
March 25, 2009
Creator:
Fischer, Hannah
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Protection Issues in the 109th Congress
This report provides an overview of key environmental issues that are receiving or may receive attention in the 109th Congress. The sections on specific issues contain references to more detailed and extensive CRS reports on the subjects covered.
Date:
March 25, 2005
Creator:
Fletcher, Susan R. & Isler, Margaret M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Marijuana: Medical and Retail -- An Abbreviated View of Selected Legal Issues
This report discusses the federal law regarding marijuana that is classified as a Schedule I Controlled Substance. The federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) outlaws the possession, cultivation, or distribution of marijuana except for authorized research.
Date:
March 25, 2014
Creator:
Garvey, Todd & Doyle, Charles
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Marijuana: Medical and Retail -- Selected Legal Issues
This report discusses state medical marijuana laws that grants registered patients, their doctors, and providers immunity from the consequences of state law.
Date:
March 25, 2014
Creator:
Garvey, Todd & Doyle, Charles
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library