U.S. Trade Remedy Laws and Nonmarket Economies: A Legal Overview (open access)

U.S. Trade Remedy Laws and Nonmarket Economies: A Legal Overview

Two major U.S. trade remedies are antidumping (AD) law, which combats the sale of imported products at less than their fair market value, and countervailing duty (CVD) law, which aims to offset foreign government subsidization of imported goods. This report discusses these two law's impact on U.S. foreign relations.
Date: March 9, 2012
Creator: Grimmett, Jeanne J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: Issues for Congress and U.S. Contributions from FY2001 to FY2013 (open access)

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: Issues for Congress and U.S. Contributions from FY2001 to FY2013

This report examines formal interagency collaborative arrangements and activities, which are intended to enhance joint efforts and cooperation among independent federal agencies with shared responsibilities and overlapping jurisdictions. This report highlights some of the current challenges posed by HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria, as well as several crosscutting policy issues that the 112th Congress may consider as it determines U.S. global health funding for these three diseases, including: Health Systems Strengthening, Country Ownership, Research and Development, Monitoring and Evaluation; and Bilateral vs. Multilateral Support.
Date: March 9, 2012
Creator: Salaam-Blyther, Tiaji & Kendall, Alexandra E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Excise Tax on Gasoline and the Highway Trust Fund: A Short History (open access)

The Federal Excise Tax on Gasoline and the Highway Trust Fund: A Short History

A history and overview of current issues relating to the gasoline excise tax.
Date: March 9, 2012
Creator: Bickley, James M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
EPA’s Boiler MACT: Controlling Emissions of Hazardous Air Pollutants (open access)

EPA’s Boiler MACT: Controlling Emissions of Hazardous Air Pollutants

This report provides information concerning EPA's Maximum Achievable Control Technology standards for boilers (the Boiler MACT), an EPA rule designed to reduced emissions of hazardous air pollutants.
Date: March 9, 2012
Creator: McCarthy, James E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: History, Impact, and Issues (open access)

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: History, Impact, and Issues

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Date: March 9, 2012
Creator: Dilger, Robert Jay & Beth, Richard S.
System: The UNT Digital Library