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Resolving some selected issues of A National Materials Policy. 1973
This report about the second conference on National Materials Policy sponsored by the Engineering Foundation at Henniker, N.H
Date:
December 1972
Creator:
Franklin, P
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Local Welfare Administrators' Comments On the "Welfare Crisis."
This report discusses local welfare and it points out a wide range of opinions and proposals reflected in the discussions of proposals for improving or changing the exiting system.
Date:
December 17, 1968
Creator:
Malone, Margaret
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Precedents of the House of Representatives in Respects to Procedure for Censure or Expulsion, 1966
This report contains the procedure and outlines of investigating issues caused by elected officials of government.
Date:
December 29, 1966
Creator:
Tienken, Robert L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
National Assessment of Education: Selected References
This report provides a bibliography of resources related to the National Assessment of Education program administered by the Education Commission of the United States.
Date:
December 18, 1969
Creator:
Loo, Shirley
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Potential of Systems, Tools, and Techniques for Social and Community Problems: Selected References
This report provides a bibliography of resources related to the use of systems technology to solve social and community problems such as housing, pollution, transportation, and health services. Twenty areas of use are included in the bibliography.
Date:
December 11, 1969
Creator:
Chartrend, Robert L. & Ayton, Mauree W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Exploration of the Planets: A History, A Prospect, and Some Issues
This report discusses the history and future of planetary exploration programs by the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Topics covered are motivations for planetary exploration, unmanned missions sent to Mars and Venus by the U.S. and Soviet Union, plans for manned missions to planets such as Mars, technical needs and costs for planetary space missions, and long-term plans and ideas.
Date:
December 15, 1969
Creator:
Devoe, Barbara M. & Sheldon, Charles S., II
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The United States Self-Judging Reservation to the Compulsory Jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice
This report is about the United States Self-Judging reservation to the compulsory jurisdiction of the international court of justice.
Date:
December 31, 1964
Creator:
Stromberg, Ruth Hart & Zafren, Daniel Hill
System:
The UNT Digital Library
No-Knock: Unannounced Forcible Entry Historically, In the States and in the Federal District of Columbia, Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970, and Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act f 1970
This report discusses the issue of unannounced forcible entry by police and laws regulating the practice both historically and in the D.C. Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970.
Date:
December 16, 1970
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Information Processes for Coordinated National Policies
This report discusses congressional information resources and their influence in allowing Congress to address national policy issues well.
Date:
December 18, 1970
Creator:
Beckman, Norman
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Draft: Miscellaneous Materials Related to Selective Service and Some Proposed Alternatives
This report
Date:
December 1966
Creator:
Baker, Kirby L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Medal of Honor: History and Issues
This report describes the history of the Medal of Honor and the laws and regulations pertaining to the award. The report discusses the privileges/benefits available to the recipients are discussed. Finally, this report analyzes efforts to have the Medal of Honor awarded to certain individuals outside of the normal procedures.
Date:
December 19, 2013
Creator:
Burrelli, David F. & Torreon, Barbara Salazar
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Takings Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court: A Chronology
This report is a reverse chronological listing of U.S. Supreme Court decisions addressing claims that a government entity has "taken" private property, as that term is used in the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
Date:
December 9, 2013
Creator:
Meltz, Robert
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections
This report provides the results of recent elections in Latin America and the Caribbean. Below are three tables organized by region, including the date of each country's independence, the name of the newly elected president or prime minister, and the projected date of the next election. Information in this report was gathered from numerous sources, including the U.S. State Department, the CIA's Open Source, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), and other news sources.
Date:
December 3, 2013
Creator:
Torreon, Barbara Salazar
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Employees' Retirement System: Benefits and Financing
This report discusses the retirement systems in place for federal employees. Most civilian federal employees who were hired before 1984 are covered by the Civil Service Retirement System, and contribute 7.0% of their pay to a retirement fund. Federal employees hired in 1984 or later are covered by the Federal Employees' Retirement System and contribute 0.8% of their pay to a retirement fund. Both require participants to contribute toward the cost of their pensions through a payroll tax. This report also summarizes relevant legislation in the 113th Congress that would make significant changes to federal benefits and financing, including H.J.Res. 59, S. 18, S. 1678, and H.R. 3639.
Date:
December 20, 2013
Creator:
Isaacs, Katelin P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: History, Impact, and Issues
This report examines debates regarding what constitutes an "unfunded federal mandate" and the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995's (UMRA) implementation. It focuses on UMRA's requirement that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issue written cost estimate statements for federal mandates in legislation, its procedures for raising points of order in the House and Senate concerning unfunded federal mandates in legislation, and its requirement that federal agencies prepare written cost estimate statements for federal mandates in rules. It also assesses UMRA's impact on federal mandates and arguments concerning UMRA's future, focusing on UMRA's definitions, exclusions, and exceptions which currently exempt many federal actions with potentially significant financial impacts on nonfederal entities.
Date:
December 12, 2013
Creator:
Dilger, Robert Jay & Beth, Richard S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The New START Treaty: Central Limits and Key Provisions
This report provides an overview of the New Strategic Arms Reductions Treaty (START), including a comparison to the original START Treaty, the belief of the Obama Administration and outside analysts that New START will enhance U.S. national security, and the criticisms of those who say that New START is a distraction from more important items on the nonproliferation agenda.
Date:
December 5, 2013
Creator:
Woolf, Amy F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Small Business Administration HUBZone Program
This report examines arguments both for and against targeting assistance to geographic areas with specified characteristics, such as low income, high poverty, or high unemployment, as opposed to providing assistance to people or businesses with specified characteristics. It then assesses the arguments both for and against the continuation of the HUBZone program
Date:
December 17, 2013
Creator:
Dilger, Robert Jay
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rare Earth Elements: The Global Supply Chain
This report provides a discussion of the major issues and concerns of the global supply chain for rare earth elements (REEs), their major end uses, and legislative and other policy proposals that Congress may consider to improve the U.S. rare earth position.
Date:
December 16, 2013
Creator:
Humphries, Marc
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Samantar v. Yousef: The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) and Foreign Officials
This report provides an overview of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), followed by a consideration of the remaining options for foreign officials who seek immunity from lawsuits, as well as some of the questions that may emerge from each option. The report also discusses legislation addressing the immunity of foreign officials (the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, H.R. 3143 and S. 1535).
Date:
December 16, 2013
Creator:
Elsea, Jennifer K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
EPA Regulations: Too Much, Too Little, or On Track?
This report provides background information on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulatory activity during the Obama Administration to help address these issues. It examines major or controversial regulatory actions taken by or under development at EPA since January 2009, providing details on the regulatory action itself, presenting an estimated timeline for completion of the rule (including identification of related court or statutory deadlines), and, in general, providing EPA's estimates of costs and benefits, where available. The report includes tables that show which rules remain under development, and an appendix that describes major or controversial rules that are now final.
Date:
December 12, 2013
Creator:
McCarthy, James E. & Copeland, Claudia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Proposals to Eliminate Public Financing of Presidential Campaigns
This report discusses the Presidential campaign funding and provides a brief policy overview and raises potential issues for congressional consideration.
Date:
December 9, 2013
Creator:
Garrett, R. S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Keystone XL Pipeline Project: Key Issues
This report describes the Keystone XL pipeline proposal and the process required for federal approval. It summarizes key arguments for and against the pipeline put forth by the pipeline's developers, federal agencies, environmental groups, and other stakeholders. The report discusses potential consistency challenges faced by the State Department in reviewing the pipeline application given its recent prior approvals of similar pipeline projects. Finally, the report reviews the constitutional basis for the State Department's authority to issue a Presidential Permit, and opponents' possible challenges to this authority.
Date:
December 2, 2013
Creator:
Parfomak, Paul W.; Pirog, Robert; Luther, Linda & Vann, Adam
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Burma's Political Prisoners and U.S. Sanctions
This report discusses the release of Burma's political prisoners and the role that plays in U.S. policy and Burma's political future.
Date:
December 2, 2013
Creator:
Martin, Michael F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2013
This report summarizes budgetary decisions relating to research and development funding for FY2013.
Date:
December 5, 2013
Creator:
Sargent, John F., Jr.
System:
The UNT Digital Library