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Intelligence Spending: Public Disclosure Issues
This report describes the constituent parts of the intelligence budget, past practice in handling intelligence authorizations and appropriations, the arguments that have been advanced for and against making intelligence spending totals public, a legal analysis of these issues, and a review of the implications of post-Cold War developments on the question. It also describes past congressional interest in keeping intelligence spending totals secret.
Date:
February 15, 2007
Creator:
Best, Richard A., Jr. & Bazan, Elizabeth B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Davis-Bacon Act: Institutional Evolution and Public Policy
This report examines policy issues the Davis-Bacon Act has sparked through the years and which remain a part of the Davis-Bacon debate of the 1990s. These include such questions as: wage rate determination procedures, reporting requirements under the Copeland Act, an appropriate threshold for activation of the statute, interagency relationships with respect to Davis-Bacon enforcement and compliance activity, administrative or judicial appeals procedures, the use of "helpers" and other low-skilled workers on covered projects, and the right of a President to suspend the statute as well as the conditions under which such a suspension may occur. That the fundamental premise of the Act remains in contention after 60 years may be, itself, part of the public policy debate.
Date:
November 30, 2007
Creator:
Whittaker, William G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hedge Funds: Should They Be Regulated?
In view of the growing impact of hedge funds on a variety of financial markets, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in October 2004 adopted a regulation that requires hedge funds to register as investment advisers, disclose basic information about their operations, and open their books for inspection. The regulation took effect in February 2006, but on June 23, 2006, a court challenge was upheld and the rule was vacated. S. 1402 and H.R. 2586 would reinstate the SEC's authority. H.R. 2683 would require defined benefit pension plans to disclose investments in hedge funds. In December 2006, the SEC proposed raising the "accredited investor" standard - to be permitted to invest in hedge funds, an investor would need $2.5 million in assets, instead of $1 million.
Date:
July 2, 2007
Creator:
Jickling, Mark
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Davis-Bacon: The Act and the Literature
The Davis-Bacon Act of 1931, as amended, requires that contractors, engaging in certain federal contract construction, pay workers on such projects not less than the locally prevailing wage for comparable work. In addition, such contractors are required to file payroll reports and to meet other administrative and labor standards requirements. Included in this report is a bibliography of published materials dealing with the Davis-Bacon Act and related issues.
Date:
November 13, 2007
Creator:
Whittaker, William G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law
Crime is ordinarily proscribed, tried and punished according to the laws on the place where it occurs. American criminal law applies beyond the geographical confines of the United States, however, under some limited circumstances. The federal exceptions to the general rule usually involve crimes like drug trafficking, terrorism, or crimes committed aboard a ship or airplane. State prosecution for overseas misconduct is limited almost exclusively to multijurisdictional crimes, i.e., crimes where some elements of the offense are committed within the state and others are committed abroad. The Constitution, Congress, and state law define the circumstances under which American criminal law may be used against crimes occurring, in whole or in part, outside the United States
Date:
September 10, 2007
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Trade Promotion Authority (TPA): Issues, Options, and Prospects for Renewal
This report presents background on the development of TPA, a summary of the major provisions under the recently expired authority, and a discussion of the issues that have arisen in the debate over TPA renewal. It also explores the policy options available to Congress and will be updated as the congressional debate unfolds.
Date:
July 12, 2007
Creator:
Hornbeck, J. F. & Cooper, William H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Influenza Antiviral Drugs and Patent Law Issues
This report identifies and analyzes the patent law aspects of the avian influenza drug situation. First, the report explains the role that patent rights play in affecting the availability of Tamiflu. Second, the report examines options for increasing the drug's production, including the possibility of governments abrogating Roche's patent rights by issuing compulsory licenses to other drug companies to manufacture generic versions of Tamiflu without Roche's consent.
Date:
March 20, 2007
Creator:
Yeh, Brian T.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Trade Remedy Legislation: Applying Countervailing Action to Nonmarket Economy Countries
This report provides an overview on applying countervailing action to non market economy countries.
Date:
April 19, 2007
Creator:
Jones, Vivian C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Immigration Policy on Asylum Seekers
This report provides an overview of the U.S. immigration policy on asylum seekers.
Date:
January 25, 2007
Creator:
Wasem, Ruth Ellen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Proposals to Reform “Holds” in the Senate
This report examines, over a more than three decade period, a wide range of proposals to reform holds. In general, the objective of these recommendations is not to abolish holds but to infuse more accountability, uniformity, and transparency in their use and to make it clear that holds are not a veto on the majority leader's prerogative of calling up measures or matters.
Date:
December 20, 2007
Creator:
Oleszek, Walter J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program: Background, Status, and Issues
This report discusses the background, status, and current issues of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. The Defense Department's F-35 Lightning II JSF is one of three aircraft modernization programs in tactical aviation, the others being the Air Force F-22A fighter and the Navy F/A-18E/F fighter/attack plane.
Date:
October 25, 2007
Creator:
Murch, Anthony
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Proposed U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement
This report discusses the free trade agreement (FTA) that the United States and Panama signed on June 28, 2007. While Panama's government ratified the FTA in July 2007, Congress has not yet implemented ratification legislation.
Date:
August 15, 2007
Creator:
Hornbeck, J. F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Honduran-U.S. Relations
This report examines current political and economic conditions in Honduras as well as issues in Honduran-U.S. relations.
Date:
August 10, 2007
Creator:
Sullivan, Mark P. & Olhero, Nelson
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Honduran-U.S. Relations
This report examines current political and economic conditions in Honduras as well as issues in Honduran-U.S. relations.
Date:
December 13, 2007
Creator:
Sullivan, Mark P. & Olhero, Nelson
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Honduran-U.S. Relations
This report examines current political and economic conditions in Honduras as well as issues in Honduran-U.S. relations.
Date:
May 31, 2007
Creator:
Sullivan, Mark P. & Olhero, Nelson
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Trade Preferences for Developing Countries and the WTO
This report discuses programs with in the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding trade between members.
Date:
January 8, 2007
Creator:
Grimmett, Jeanne J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Presidential Signing Statements: Constitutional and Institutional Implications
None
Date:
September 17, 2007
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Teenage Pregnancy Prevention: Statistics and Programs
None
Date:
March 1, 2007
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Burma and Transnational Crime
This report discusses about Transnational Organized crime groups in Burma (Myanmar), that operates a multi billion dollar criminal industry that stretches across Southeast Asia.
Date:
October 25, 2007
Creator:
Wyler, Liana Sun
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Canada’s WTO Case Against U.S. Agricultural Support
This report provides background as well as details of the World Trade Organisation dispute settlement case between Canada and U.S
Date:
September 17, 2007
Creator:
Schnepf, Randy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Social Security Reform: Current Issues and Legislation
None
Date:
May 18, 2007
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
FCC Media Ownership Rules: Current Status and Issues for Congress
This report analyzes each of the areas that has changed as a result of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) actions and Court decisions. The various positions in the debate also are summarized.
Date:
March 13, 2007
Creator:
Goldfarb, Charles B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Democracy Promotion: Cornerstone of U.S. Foreign Policy?
This report contains a summary on democracy. This report provides an overview of the promotion of Democracy and the U.S. government's activities to promote democracy.
Date:
December 26, 2007
Creator:
Epstein, Susan B.; Serafino, Nina M. & Miko, Francis T.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Patents and Drug Importation
This report explores the intellectual property laws and policies concerning the parallel importation of patented pharmaceuticals into the United States.
Date:
June 1, 2007
Creator:
Thomas, John R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library