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FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program: Overview and Issues
This report provides an overview and discussion of federal hazard mitigation assistance. Hazard mitigation can potentially reduce federal costs by decreasing the level of damage from future disasters. Of the $96.1 billion expended for disaster assistance since 1989, FEMA allocated $4.4 billion for hazard mitigation activities to prevent or ease the impact of natural disasters.
Date:
March 25, 2009
Creator:
Love, Natalie P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Madagascar's 2009 Political Crisis
This report discusses political tensions on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar between President Marc Ravalomanana and Andry Rajoelina, the former mayor of the capital city, which escalated in early 2009, culminating in the President's forced removal from office.
Date:
March 25, 2009
Creator:
Ploch, Lauren
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Authority of State Legislatures to Accept Funds Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
This report analyzes the language contained in ยง 1607 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act),1 which provides that federal funds can be made available to a state by the federal government either after certification by a governor that such money will be requested and spent or after the adoption of a concurrent resolution by a state legislature. This report evaluates the authority of state legislatures to, by concurrent resolution, provide for the acceptance of federal funds.
Date:
March 25, 2009
Creator:
Thomas, Kenneth R.
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
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Advanced Spectroscopic Portal Program: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides an overview of the Advanced Spectroscopic Portal (ASP) program's history and outlines issues for Congress as the program moves forward. The ASP is an improved type of radiation detection device, meant to serve as part of new and existing programs to protect against terrorist nuclear or radiological attack.
Date:
March 25, 2009
Creator:
Shea, Dana A.; Moteff, John D. & Morgan, Daniel
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Global Nuclear Detection Architecture: Issues for Congress
This report provides background the detection of and protection against illicit acquisition and use of special nuclear material (SNM) including the global nuclear detection architecture to secure nuclear assets against diversion, theft, and attack. It also discusses related issues for Congress.
Date:
March 25, 2009
Creator:
Shea, Dana A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Unemployment and Health Insurance: Current Legislation and Issues
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Date:
March 25, 2009
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retroactive Taxation of Executive Bonuses: Constitutionality of H.R. 1586 and S. 651
None
Date:
March 25, 2009
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Zimbabwe: The Power Sharing Agreement and Implications for U.S. Policy
None
Date:
March 25, 2009
Creator:
Ploch, Lauren
System:
The UNT Digital Library