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The United States and Europe: Current Issues
This report examines the current state of the transatlantic relationship and discusses the key issues outlined above, which are likely to have implications for U.S. interests during the 111th Congress.
Date:
March 16, 2009
Creator:
Mix, Derek E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Water Quality Issues in the 111th Congress: Oversight and Implementation
This report discusses the water quality issues. Although much progress has been made in achieving the ambitious goals that Congress established more than 35 years ago to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters, long-standing problems persist, and new problems have emerged.
Date:
March 16, 2009
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA, P.L. 111-5): Title V, Medicaid Provisions
In addition to reducing some taxes and funding infrastructure projects, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provisions were designed to provide: temporary support to families and individuals by increasing unemployment compensation benefits; financial assistance for individuals to maintain their health coverage under provisions in the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA); temporary increases in Medicaid matching rates; and increases in disproportionate share hospital allotments. This report is a summary of ARRA's Medicaid provisions.
Date:
March 17, 2009
Creator:
Binder, Cliff; Baumrucker, Evelyne P.; Grady, April & Herz, Elicia J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Brazil’s WTO Case Against the U.S. Cotton Program: A Brief Overview
This report provides a brief overview of Brazil's case against the U.S. cotton program, the evolution and current status of the case, and the potential role for congress.
Date:
March 17, 2009
Creator:
Schnepf, Randy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy
This report addresses relevant policy questions in current U.S-China relations, discusses trends and key legislation in the current congress, and provides a chronology of development and high-level exchanges.
Date:
March 17, 2009
Creator:
Dumbaugh, Kerry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Controversies over Redefining “Fill Material” Under the Clean Water Act
This report discusses the 2002 rule, focusing on how it changes which material and types of activities are regulated under Section 404 and the significance of these issues, especially for the mining industry.
Date:
March 17, 2009
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Export-Import Bank: Background and Legislative Issues
This report discusses the Export-Import Bank (Ex-In Bank), the chief U.S. government agency that helps finance American exports of manufactured goods and services with the objective of contributing to the employment of U.S. workers. This report discusses the Bank's budget and related legislation, including the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, signed by President Barack Obama and authorizing spending limitations for the Bank.
Date:
March 17, 2009
Creator:
Ilias, Shayerah
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Farm Commodity Proposals in the President’s FY2010 Budget
This report discusses about Farm Commodity Proposals in the FY2010 Budget and Farms with $500,000 of Sales.
Date:
March 17, 2009
Creator:
Monke, Jim
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2009
This report gives an overview of the U.S. research and development (R&D) enterprise and support for federal R&D activities, broken down by departments.
Date:
March 17, 2009
Creator:
Sargent, John F., Jr.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2009
Under President Bush's FY2009 budget request, five federal agencies would have received 92.8% of total federal R&D funding. This report provides an analysis of the R&D budget requests for these agencies, as well as for the Departments of Agriculture (USDA), Commerce (DOC), Homeland Security, Interior (DOI), and Transportation (DOT), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In total these departments and agencies accounted for more than 98% of current and requested federal R&D funding.
Date:
March 17, 2009
Creator:
Sargent, John F., Jr.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Holdings of Federal Debt
This report presents current data on estimated ownership of U.S. Treasury securities and major holders of federal debt by country. Federal debt represents the accumulated balance of borrowing by the federal government. To finance federal borrowing, U.S. Treasury securities are sold to investors, directly from the Treasury or on the secondary market to individual private investors, financial institutions in the United States or overseas, and foreign, state, or local governments.
Date:
March 17, 2009
Creator:
Murray, Justin & Labonte, Marc
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Job Loss and Infrastructure Job Creation During the Recession
This report takes an in-depth look at job creation estimates, including the limitations of the methodology often used to derive them and the difficulties associated with developing job estimates for green infrastructure in particular. The report views these topics in the context of the 2007-2008 recession and its aftermath.
Date:
March 17, 2009
Creator:
Levine, Linda
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund
Boat Safety Account was terminated and remaining programs were consolidated into a renamed Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund. This report details sources of funding for this trust fund and summarizes the various programs and activities receiving funding.
Date:
March 17, 2009
Creator:
Buck, Eugene H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Tibetan Policy Act of 2002: Background and Implementation
This report discusses the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 (TPA), which established a number of U.S. principles with respect to human rights, religious freedom, political prisoners, and economic development projects in Tibet. Since the TPA's enactment, opinions on the effectiveness of the Act have varied. These views include assessments on the nature of the objectives the TPA sets forth for U.S. policy; the attainability of those objectives; the achievements of the Special Coordinators; and the manner of the Act's implementation.
Date:
March 17, 2009
Creator:
Dumbaugh, Kerry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Lands Provisions of Economic Stimulus Legislation (P.L. 111-5)
This report discusses the major federal lands provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-5, H.R. 1). It focuses on provisions in the law related to four federal agencies: the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Park Service. These provisions relate to construction, resource management, and wildland fire management.
Date:
March 18, 2009
Creator:
Vincent, Carol H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Taxation of the Drug Industry and Its Effects on New Drug Development
This report examines the impact of federal taxation on the incentive to invest in new drug development. More specifically, it looks at the provisions in current tax law that affect the performance of the drug industry, compares the industry's federal tax burden with that of other major industries, and assesses the effect of federal taxation on the incentive to invest in new drug development.
Date:
March 18, 2009
Creator:
Guenther, Gary
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The International Space Station and the Space Shuttle
This report discusses recent developments and funding for the International Space Station and the Space Shuttle program.
Date:
March 18, 2009
Creator:
Behrens, Carl E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Power Plant Security and Vulnerabilities
This report discusses the physical security at nuclear power plants. The physical security of nuclear power plants and their vulnerability to deliberate acts of terrorism was elevated to a national security concern following the attacks of September 11, 2001. Since the attacks, Congress has repeatedly focused oversight and legislative attention on nuclear power plant security requirements established and enforced by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
Date:
March 18, 2009
Creator:
Holt, Mark & Andrews, Anthony
System:
The UNT Digital Library
El Salvador: Political, Economic, and Social Conditions and U.S. Relations
This report discusses the state of the El Salvadoran government and recently elected President Mauricio Funes. This report also discusses the relationship between El Salvador and the United States, notably U.S. efforts to restore democracy and initiate economic reform in El Salvador. This report also briefly addresses the effects of the current financial crisis on El Salvador's economy, poverty levels, and crime rates.
Date:
March 18, 2009
Creator:
Seelke, Clare Ribando & Meyer, Peter J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Small Business Expensing Allowance: Current Status, Legislative Proposals, and Economic Effects
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Date:
March 18, 2009
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP): A Brief Overview
This report discusses the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which allows states to cover targeted low-income children with no health insurance in families with income above Medicaid eligibility levels.
Date:
March 18, 2009
Creator:
Herz, Elicia J.; Peterson, Chris L. & Baumrucker, Evelyne P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Energy: Overview and Selected Facts and Numbers
This report offers an overview of energy markets, supplies and prices. It also provides figures regarding the energy consumption in United States since 1950s.
Date:
March 18, 2009
Creator:
Behrens, Carl E. & Glover, Carol
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Americans with Disabilities Act: Application to the Internet
This report explains the American with Disabilities Act that provides nondiscrimination protection in employment, public services, public accomodations, and services operated by private entities, transportation, and telecommunications for individuals with disabilities.
Date:
March 19, 2009
Creator:
Jones, Nancy Lee
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs
This report provides an overview of the "digital divide", which is a term used to describe a perceived gap between those Americans who use or have access to telecommunications and information technologies and those who do not.
Date:
March 19, 2009
Creator:
Kruger, Lennard G. & Gilroy, Angele A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library