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Kyrgyzstan: Recent Developments and U.S. Interests
This report examines Kyrgyzstan's uneven political and economic reform efforts. It discusses U.S. policy and assistance for democratization and other programs. Basic facts and biographical information are provided.
Date:
August 30, 2013
Creator:
Nichol, Jim
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Farm Income
This report provides the highlights of 2013 farm income forecast. The report discusses farm asset values and debt, and average farm household income. It also provides annual figures regarding U.S. farms.
Date:
August 30, 2013
Creator:
Schnepf, Randy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
War Powers Resolution: Presidential Compliance
Report that gives a summary of the usage of the War Powers Resolution (WPR) and various issues related to proposals to modify or repeal the resolution. The report summarizes most recent developments and background, and gives an overview of United Nations actions, and WPR activities in former Yugoslavia/Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq (post-1991), Haiti, and Somalia.
Date:
August 30, 2012
Creator:
Grimmett, Richard F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Background, Funding, and Activities
Report discussing the federal government's role in the country's information technology (IT) research and development (R&D) activities.
Date:
August 30, 2012
Creator:
Moloney Figliola, Patricia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oman: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy
Report that describes the relationship between the United States and the Sultanate of Oman, especially with respect to Oman's support of U.S. efforts toward peace in the Middle East, the U.S. free trade agreement with Oman, and Oman's relatively close relations with Iran, the last of which seems incongruous with the other positive aspects of Oman's relationship with the U.S.
Date:
August 30, 2012
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Failure to Register as a Sex Offender: An Abridged Legal Analysis of 18 U.S.C. 2250
Report that describes 18 U.S.C. 2250, which outlaws any individual convicted of a sex offense from not registering themselves in a jurisdiction which they live, work, or go to school. It describes elements of the law, and consequences for not following it.
Date:
August 30, 2012
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Failure to Register as a Sex Offender: An Abridged Legal Analysis of 18 U.S.C. 2250
Report that describes 18 U.S.C. 2250, which outlaws any individual convicted of a sex offense from not registering themselves in a jurisdiction which they live, work, or go to school. It describes elements of the law, and consequences for not following it.
Date:
August 30, 2012
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Syria's Chemical Weapons: Issues for Congress
This report provides brief history of the chemical weapons program in Syria, and discusses current chemical weapons program, policy issues and cooperative threat reduction programs.
Date:
August 30, 2013
Creator:
Nikitin, Mary Beth D.; Kerr, Paul K. & Feickert, Andrew
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Promoting Global Internet Freedom: Policy and Technology
Report that provides information about federal and private sector efforts to promote and support global Internet freedom, a description of Internet freedom legislation from the 112th Congress, and suggestions for further reading on this topic. Two appendixes describe censorship and circumvention technologies.
Date:
August 30, 2012
Creator:
Moloney Figliola, Patricia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Wildfire Management: Federal Funding and Related Statistics
This report provides wildfire management statistics (e.g., number of wildfires, acres burned, select state wildfire activity, firefighter personnel), presents wildfire management (WFM) appropriations from fiscal years 2008 to the present, and discusses two related issues--wildfire suppression funding estimation and air tanker readiness.
Date:
August 30, 2013
Creator:
Bracmort, Kelsi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2013
This report lists hundreds of instances in which the United States has used its Armed Forces abroad in situations of military conflict or potential conflict or for other than normal peacetime purposes. It was compiled in part from various older lists and is intended primarily to provide a rough survey of past U.S. military ventures abroad, without reference to the magnitude of the given instance noted.
Date:
August 30, 2013
Creator:
Torreon, Barbara Salazar
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Redistricting and the Voting Rights Act: A Legal Overview
This report provides a legal overview of Section 2 of the VRA, a key provision affecting congressional redistricting, and selected Supreme Court case law. It discusses Sections 4 and 5, and the recent Supreme Court decision holding Section 4(b) unconstitutional, Shelby County v. Holder. Section 4 contained a coverage formula that identified states and jurisdictions that were required to gain federal approval or "preclearance" to proposed redistricting plans under Section 5. The report also provides an overview of selected legislation in the 112th and 113th Congresses that would establish additional requirements and standards for congressional redistricting.
Date:
August 30, 2013
Creator:
Whitaker, L. Paige
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Central America Regional Security Initiative: Background and Policy Issues for Congress
This report examines the extent of the security problems in Central America, the current efforts being undertaken by Central American governments to address them, and U.S. support for Central American efforts through the Central America Regional Security Initiative. It also raises potential policy issues for congressional consideration such as funding levels, human rights concerns, and how CARSI relates to other U.S. government policies.
Date:
August 30, 2011
Creator:
Meyer, Peter J. & Ribando Seelke, Clare
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal
This report looks at the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA), Yucca Mountain, and the Obama Administration's de-funding of Yucca Mountain. Federal policy is based on the premise that nuclear waste can be disposed of safely, but proposed storage and disposal facilities have frequently been challenged on safety, health, and environmental grounds. Most of the current debate surrounding civilian radioactive waste focuses on highly radioactive spent fuel from nuclear power plants.
Date:
August 30, 2011
Creator:
Holt, Mark
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2010 (74th-111th Congresses)
This report discusses how lame duck sessions occur, and the background of the lame duck sessions between 1940 and 2010. A “lame duck” session of Congress occurs whenever one Congress meets after its successor is elected, but before the term of the current Congress ends.
Date:
August 30, 2011
Creator:
Beth, Richard S. & Tollestrup, Jessica
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Palestinians: Background and U.S. Relations
This report provides an overview of current issues in U.S.-Palestinian relations. It also contains an overview of Palestinian society and politics and descriptions of key Palestinian individuals and groups—chiefly the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the Palestinian Authority (PA), Fatah, Hamas, and the Palestinian refugee population.
Date:
August 30, 2011
Creator:
Zanotti, Jim
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Turkey's Currency Crisis
This report discusses the currency crisis in Turkey, implications for the Turkish and U.S. economies, and questions for Congress to consider.
Date:
August 30, 2018
Creator:
Nelson, Rebecca M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Questioning Judicial Nominees: Legal Limitations and Practice
This report examines the relevant considerations for questioning judicial nominees. It describes applicable canons of judicial ethics that may discourage judicial nominees from answering certain questions posed by Members of Congress; which types of questions prior federal judicial nominees have answered or declined to answer, focusing on nominees for the U.S. Supreme Court; and some takeaways for Members.
Date:
August 30, 2018
Creator:
Lewis, Kevin M. & Brannon, Valerie C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
India: Religious Freedom Issues
This report provides an overview of religious freedom issues in India including a broad discussion of the religious demographics and freedoms, and human rights. It also discusses specific areas of religiously-motivated repression and violence and perceived assaults on freedoms of expression and operations by nongovernmental organizations that are seen as harmful to India's secular traditions and the U.S-promoted goal of interfaith tolerance.
Date:
August 30, 2018
Creator:
Kronstadt, K. Alan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Clean Water Act Section 401: Background and Issues
This report is categorized into four categories: (I) Background, (II) Stakeholder Concerns and Other Court Rulings, (III) Section 401 and Land Runoff and (IV) Legislative Response.
Date:
August 30, 2011
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Water Infrastructure Funding: Review and Analysis of Current Issues
This report identifies a number of issues likely to receive attention in connection with water infrastructure. It begins with a brief review of federal involvement, describes the current debate about funding needs, and then examines key issues, including what is the nature of the problems to be solved; who will play, and what is the federal role; and questions about mechanisms for delivering federal support, including state-by-state allotment of federal funds.
Date:
August 30, 2001
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia & Tiemann, Mary
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Health Insurance Coverage: Characteristics of the Insured and Uninsured Populations in 2005. August 2006
This report examines characteristics of both the insured and the uninsured people.
Date:
August 30, 2006
Creator:
Peterson, Chris L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Salaries and Allowances
This report provides basic information on congressional salaries and allowances. The report briefly summarizes the current salary of Members of Congress, limits on their outside earned income and honoraria, and applicable health insurance and retirement benefits. The report also provides information on allowances available to Representatives and Senators. Lastly, this report lists the salaries of congressional officers and officials and committee staff.
Date:
August 30, 2007
Creator:
Brudnick, Ida A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Republic of the Marshall Islands Changed Circumstances Petition to Congress
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Date:
August 30, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library