Foreign Investment, CFIUS, and Homeland Security: An Overview (open access)

Foreign Investment, CFIUS, and Homeland Security: An Overview

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Date: April 17, 2008
Creator: Jackson, James K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Higher Education Tax Credits: An Economic Analysis (open access)

Higher Education Tax Credits: An Economic Analysis

This report provides analysis of the education tax credit program.
Date: April 29, 2008
Creator: Jackson, Pamela J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit: A Framework for Evaluation (open access)

The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit: A Framework for Evaluation

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Date: April 15, 2008
Creator: Jackson, Pamela J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Deposit and Share Insurance: Proposals for Change (open access)

Federal Deposit and Share Insurance: Proposals for Change

This report provides information about the Proposals for Change on Federal Deposit and Share Insurance since deposit insurance for holders of accounts at banks and thrift institutions are under scrutiny for the last several congresses.
Date: April 18, 2008
Creator: Jackson, William D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
AIDS Funding for Federal Government Programs: FY1981-FY2009 (open access)

AIDS Funding for Federal Government Programs: FY1981-FY2009

This report provides an overview of Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) spending on HIV/AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome) as well as budget numbers for other federal government programs targeting HIV/AIDS.
Date: April 23, 2008
Creator: Johnson, Judith A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
FDA Regulation of Follow-On Biologics (open access)

FDA Regulation of Follow-On Biologics

This report provides information about the FDA Regulation of Follow-On Biologics. A follow-on biologic is similar to the innovator product name by the pharmaceutical or C industry.
Date: April 7, 2008
Creator: Johnson, Judith A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cancer Research: Selected Federal Spending and Morbidity and Mortality Statistics (open access)

Cancer Research: Selected Federal Spending and Morbidity and Mortality Statistics

This report provides Selected Federal Spending and Morbidity and Mortality Statistics related to Cancer Research.
Date: April 28, 2008
Creator: Johnson, Judith A. & Kinzer, Janet
System: The UNT Digital Library
The U.S. Trade Situation for Fruit and Vegetable Products (open access)

The U.S. Trade Situation for Fruit and Vegetable Products

This report presents recent trends in U.S. fruit and vegetable trade, and highlights some of the factors contributing to these trends. This summary excludes trade data for tree nuts and processed tree nut products. Although not presented here, U.S. exports and imports of tree nuts and processed tree nut products (excluding peanuts) have shown continued increases, with a growing trade surplus of $1.8 billion in 2006.
Date: April 30, 2008
Creator: Johnson, Renée
System: The UNT Digital Library
What Is the “Farm Bill”? (open access)

What Is the “Farm Bill”?

This report discusses the farm bill, which renewed about every five years, governs federal farm and food policy.
Date: April 1, 2008
Creator: Johnson, Renée
System: The UNT Digital Library
Farm Bill Legislative Action in the 110th Congress (open access)

Farm Bill Legislative Action in the 110th Congress

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Date: April 10, 2008
Creator: Johnson, Renée; Becker, Geoffrey S.; Capehart, Tom; Chite, Ralph M.; Cowan, Tadlock; Gorte, Ross W. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Americans with Disabilities Act: Supreme Court Decisions (open access)

The Americans with Disabilities Act: Supreme Court Decisions

This report is on The Americans with Disabilities Act: Supreme Court Decisions.
Date: April 11, 2008
Creator: Jones, Nancy Lee
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Supreme Court Decisions (open access)

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Supreme Court Decisions

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Date: April 16, 2008
Creator: Jones, Nancy Lee
System: The UNT Digital Library
Genetic Information: Legal Issues Relating to Discrimination and Privacy (open access)

Genetic Information: Legal Issues Relating to Discrimination and Privacy

In April 2003, the sequence of the human genome was deposited into public databases. This milestone, which has been compared to the discoveries of Galileo, and other advances in genetics have created novel legal issues relating to genetic information. This report discusses current federal law, state statutes, and legislation related to these issues.
Date: April 28, 2008
Creator: Jones, Nancy Lee & Sarata, Amanda K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Quarantine and Isolation: Selected Legal Issues Relating to Employment (open access)

Quarantine and Isolation: Selected Legal Issues Relating to Employment

This report examines the employment-at-will doctrine, possible application of the public policy exception in the case of a potential influenza pandemic, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and possible application of the nondiscrimination mandates of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Date: April 30, 2008
Creator: Jones, Nancy Lee & Shimabukuro, Jon O.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Oversight of Intelligence: Current Structure and Alternatives (open access)

Congressional Oversight of Intelligence: Current Structure and Alternatives

This report first describes the current select committees on intelligence and then the former Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, often cited as a model for a counterpart on intelligence.
Date: April 1, 2008
Creator: Kaiser, Frederick M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Government Formation and Performance (open access)

Afghanistan: Government Formation and Performance

This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, as well as the Afghan government. This report also discusses Afghanistan's relationship with the United States, particularly U.S. efforts to urge President Hamid Karzai to address corruption within the Afghan government.
Date: April 10, 2008
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy

This report considers the debate on the efficacy of U.S. efforts to stabilize Afghanistan. Moreover, the report discusses how the Bush Administration's review of the progress resulted as inadequate, and thus ways of changing progress are being considered. The report also discusses the NATO led troops in the region.
Date: April 7, 2008
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy

This report considers the debate on the efficacy of U.S. efforts to stabilize Afghanistan. Moreover, the report discusses how the Bush Administration's review of the progress resulted as inadequate, and thus ways of changing progress are being considered. The report also discusses the NATO led troops in the region.
Date: April 30, 2008
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Budget Resolutions: Reporting Deadline in the Senate (open access)

Congressional Budget Resolutions: Reporting Deadline in the Senate

This report addresses reporting deadline in the Senate regarding Congressional Budget Resolutions.
Date: April 23, 2008
Creator: Keith, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Budget Resolutions: Revisions and Adjustments (open access)

Congressional Budget Resolutions: Revisions and Adjustments

This report contains the budget resolutions and the Congressional budget process, as well as the revision and adjustments.
Date: April 25, 2008
Creator: Keith, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2008: Brief Overview (open access)

Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2008: Brief Overview

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Date: April 21, 2008
Creator: Keith, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Airport Improvement Program: Issues for Congress (open access)

Airport Improvement Program: Issues for Congress

This report discusses the Airport Improvement Program and its complement, the passenger facility charge (PFC), within the broader context of airport capital development finance. After a brief history of federal support for airport construction and improvement, the report describes AIP funding, its source of revenues, funding distribution, and the types of projects the program funds
Date: April 25, 2008
Creator: Kirk, Robert S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Force Air Refueling: The KC-X Aircraft Acquisition Program (open access)

Air Force Air Refueling: The KC-X Aircraft Acquisition Program

This report considers the refueling fleet for the Air Force. The report examines two different refueling methods.
Date: April 4, 2008
Creator: Knight, Wiliam & Bolkcom, Christopher
System: The UNT Digital Library
Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) (open access)

Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF)

This report is on the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF).
Date: April 25, 2008
Creator: Knight, William & Bolkcom, Christopher
System: The UNT Digital Library