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Europe's Preferential Trade Agreements: Status, Content, and Implications
The first section of this report describes the status and primary motivations of the EU's preferential trade agreements (PTAs) currently in place or under negotiation. The second compares the content and trade coverage of Europe's PTAs to U.S. PTAs. A third section assesses the implications of the EU's PTA program for the multilateral trading system and U.S. trade policy. A concluding section evaluates future directions for Europe's PTA policy.
Date:
March 22, 2010
Creator:
Ahearn, Raymond J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Guinea: Background and Relations with the United States
This report discusses the current political conditions in Guinea, as well as the considerable changes to Guinea's political landscape that have taken place over the past two years. The report also discusses U.S. interests and associated policy challenges in Guinea, centering around democratization, counternarcotics issues, regional stability, and socioeconomic development, among other issues.
Date:
March 22, 2010
Creator:
Arieff, Alexis & Cook, Nicolas
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Domestic Food Assistance: Summary of Programs
This report discusses food assistance programs which are administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (USDA-FNS) programs as well as nutrition programs administered by the Administration on Aging (AOA), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living (HHS-ACL).
Date:
March 22, 2018
Creator:
Aussenberg, Randy Alison & Colello, Kirsten J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Meat and Poultry Inspection: Background and Selected Issues
This report provides an overview of the background and selected issues of the meat and poultry inspection.
Date:
March 22, 2010
Creator:
Becker, Geoffrey S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Should the United States Levy a Value-Added Tax for Deficit Reduction?
This report discusses the levying of a value-added tax (VAT), a broad-based consumption tax, to potentially assist in resolving United States fiscal problems. It considers the experiences of the 29 nations with value-added taxes (VATs) in the 30-member Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) which are relevant to the feasibility and operation of a possible U.S. VAT.
Date:
March 22, 2011
Creator:
Bickley, James M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Value-Added Tax (VAT) as a Revenue Option: A Primer
This report summarizes issues, arguments, and concerns relevant to a value-added tax (VAT).
Date:
March 22, 2011
Creator:
Bickley, James M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Statutory Language and Recent Issues
This report consists of the Americans with disabilities act (ADA): statutory language and recent issues.
Date:
March 22, 2012
Creator:
Brougher, Cynthia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Unauthorized Alien Students: Issues and “DREAM Act” Legislation
This report discusses the "DREAM Act", a measure to enable certain unauthorized alien students to legalize their status, as well as related issues.
Date:
March 22, 2011
Creator:
Bruno, Andorra
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Unauthorized Childhood Arrivals: Legislative Activity in the 115th Congress
This report provides a summary of proposed legislation in the Senate regarding unauthorized childhood arrivals and DACA recipients in the United States and discusses some of the major issues surrounding the topic.
Date:
March 22, 2018
Creator:
Bruno, Andorra
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Battery Manufacturing for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles: Policy Issues
This report examines the nascent battery manufacturing industry and considers efforts to strengthen U.S. capacity to manufacture batteries and battery components for hybrid and electric vehicles. It addresses the concern about an electric vehicle supply chain in the United States since manufacturers have brought hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and fully-electric vehicles to market.
Date:
March 22, 2011
Creator:
Canis, Bill
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Army Corps of Engineers Water Resource Projects: Authorization and Appropriations
This report summarizes congressional authorization and appropriations processes for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It also discusses agency activities under general authorities.
Date:
March 22, 2013
Creator:
Carter, Nicole T. & Stern, Charles V.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) Filers and the Child Tax Credit: Overview and Legislation
This report discusses the child tax credit, which was created by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-34) to help ease the financial burden on families when they have children. The ACTC is available to taxpayers with little or no federal income tax liability.
Date:
March 22, 2016
Creator:
Crandall-Hollick, Margot L. & Lunder, Erika K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs
This report describes federal programs that provide grants, loans, loan guarantees, and other direct or indirect regulatory incentives for energy efficiency, energy conservation, and renewable energy. For each program, the report provides the administering agency, authorizing statute(s), annual funding, and the program expiration date. The appendixes provide summary information in a tabular format.
Date:
March 22, 2011
Creator:
Cunningham, Lynn J. & Roberts, Beth A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Overview of Health Care Changes in the FY2014 Budget Proposal Offered by House Budget Committee Chairman Ryan
This report summarizes the proposed changes to Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance as described in H.Con.Res. 25, the accompanying committee report, and Chairman Ryan's Path to Prosperity report. Additionally, it briefly examines the potential impact of the proposed changes on health care spending and coverage.
Date:
March 22, 2013
Creator:
Davis, Patricia A.; Mitchell, Alison & Fernandez, Bernadette
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federalism Issues in Surface Transportation Policy: Past and Present
This report provides a historical perspective on contemporary federalism issues in surface transportation policy that are likely to be addressed by Congress during the 111th Congress, including possible devolution of programmatic responsibility to states and proposals to change state maintenance-of-effort requirements and state cost matching requirements.
Date:
March 22, 2010
Creator:
Dilger, Robert J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Japan 2011 Earthquake: U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Response
This report discusses the United States' Department of Defense's (DOD) Japan 2011 Earthquake relief efforts, designated "Operation Tomodachi," which is Japanese for "friend." The report includes an overview of the situation, funding for DOD efforts, naval activities, air activities, and a historical overview of U.S. military presence in Japan.
Date:
March 22, 2011
Creator:
Feickert, Andrew & Chanlett-Avery, Emma
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Automated Political Telephone Calls ("Robo Calls") in Federal Campaigns: Overview and Policy Options
This report provides an overview of how automated political calls are used in federal campaigns, including attention to recent spending estimates and polling data regarding these calls. The report also discusses legislation that would affect the calls, with descriptions of various policy options and how the options or their regulation may be related to campaign finance law and to the First Amendment.
Date:
March 22, 2010
Creator:
Garrett, R. S. & Ruane, Kathleen Ann
System:
The UNT Digital Library
F-35 Alternate Engine Program: Background and Issues for Congress
This report discusses the past four years of administration proposals to terminate the program to develop the General Electric/Rolls-Royce F136 engine as an alternative to the Pratt & Whitney F135 engine that currently powers the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). This report explores both sides of the termination argument.
Date:
March 22, 2010
Creator:
Gertler, Jeremiah
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Advisory Committees: An Overview
This report is categorized into four categories: (I) Introduction, (II) The Federal Advisory Committee Act, (III) Creating a FACA Committee and (IV) Analysis.
Date:
March 22, 2010
Creator:
Ginsberg, Wendy R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Social Networking and Constituent Communications: Members' Use of Twitter and Facebook During a Two-Month Period in the 112th Congress
This report examines Member adoption and use of two social networking services: Twitter and Facebook. The report analyzes data on Member use of Twitter and Facebook collected by an academic institution in collaboration with the Congressional Research Service during a two-month period between August and October 2011 and the adoption of both platforms as of January 2012.
Date:
March 22, 2013
Creator:
Glassman, Matthew E.; Straus, Jacob R. & Shogan, Colleen J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Franking Privilege: Historical Development and Options for Change
This report provides the historical development and options for change on the franking privilege.
Date:
March 22, 2011
Creator:
Glassman, Matthew Eric
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Compensating State and Local Governments for the Tax-Exempt Status of Federal Lands: What Is Fair and Consistent?
This report provides information about the Compensating State and Local Governments for the Tax-Exempt Status of Federal Lands .State and local governments provide a wide variety of services-education, social services etc.
Date:
March 22, 2012
Creator:
Gorte, Ross W. & Lynee, Corn M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Berry Amendment: Requiring Defense Procurement to Come from Domestic Sources
This report examines the original intent and purpose of the Berry Amendment and legislative proposals to amend the application of domestic source restrictions, as well as potential options for Congress.
Date:
March 22, 2012
Creator:
Grasso, Valerie Bailey
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Challenge of Individual Income Tax Reform: An Economic Analysis of Tax Base Broadening
Congressional interest in a major reform of the individual income tax that would broaden the base and use the additional tax revenues to lower rates and/or reduce the deficit has increased. This report discusses ways in which the tax base can be broadened, tax expenditures, and impediments to broadening the base/eliminating or reducing expenditures.
Date:
March 22, 2012
Creator:
Gravelle, Jane G. & Hungerford, Thomas L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library