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Proposed Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Labor Issues
This report examines three labor issues and arguments related to the pending U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement (CFTA): violence against trade unionists; impunity (accountability for or punishment of the perpetrators); and worker rights protections for Colombians. This report addresses this issue at length, including the arguments for and against the agreement, as well as general U.S.-Colombia economic relations.
Date:
November 24, 2008
Creator:
Bolle, Mary Jane
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. National Science Foundation: An Overview
The majority of the research supported by the NSF is conducted at U.S. colleges and universities. Approximately 82.7% ($3,094.8 million) of NSF's FY2006 $3,740.6 million research and development (R&D) budget was awarded to U.S. colleges and universities. On September 30, 2008, the President signed into law the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 (P.L. 110-329, H.R. 2638). The act includes, among other things, three of the 12 regular appropriations acts for FY2009. The Continuing Appropriations Act funds the NSF until passage of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Appropriations bill or until March 6, 2009, whichever occurs first. P.L. 110-329 funds the NSF at the FY2008 level.
Date:
October 24, 2008
Creator:
Matthews, Christine M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Immigration: The Effects on Low-Skilled and High-Skilled Native-Born Workers
The report opens with a discussion of how to analyze the impact of immigrants on the pay and job opportunities of native-born workers. It then uses this framework to examine and interpret the empirical literature on the subject. The report concludes with a discussion of policy implications.
Date:
January 24, 2008
Creator:
Levine, Linda
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Side-by-Side Comparison of Flood Insurance Reform Legislation in the 110th Congress
This report discusses the key policy objectives of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) that were threefold: (1) reduce the nation's flood risk through floodplain management; (2) improve flood hazard data and risk assessment by mapping the nation's floodplains; and (3) make affordable flood insurance widely available in communities that adopt and enforce measures to make future construction safer from flooding.
Date:
June 24, 2008
Creator:
King, Rawle O.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Issues Affecting Tidal, Wave, and In-Stream Generation Projects
This report discusses policy guidance on energy sources that generates electricity from ocean waves, tides, and river currents. The report provides background information and legislation regarding these energy sources and technologies.
Date:
March 24, 2008
Creator:
Lane, Nic
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Side-by-Side Comparison of Flood Insurance Reform Legislation in the 110th Congress
This report provides background information regarding the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), and discusses the key points for flood insurance reform and the changes that should be made in the broader context of program re-authorization.
Date:
June 24, 2008
Creator:
King, Rawle O.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oil Development on Federal Lands and the Outer Continental Shelf
None
Date:
October 24, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Guide to Individuals Seated on the House Dais
This report provides information about the Guide to Individuals Seated on the House Dais. The house of representatives meets in the capitol in the house chamber.
Date:
April 24, 2008
Creator:
Amer, Mildred
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Qatar: Background and U.S. Relations
None
Date:
January 24, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Vulnerable Youth: Federal Mentoring Programs and Issues
This report provides an overview of the components and funding for each of the three major federal mentoring programs, as well as a discussion of other federal mentoring initiatives that are currently funded.
Date:
January 24, 2008
Creator:
Fernandes, Adrienne L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Legal Challenges to the Client Communication Provisions of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
This report describes the relevant BAPCPA provisions and discusses the recent court decisions.
Date:
April 24, 2008
Creator:
Pettit, Carol A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Tort Claims Act
None
Date:
March 24, 2008
Creator:
Cohen, Henry & Burrows, Vanessa K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Consideration of Budgetary Legislation During Presidential Transition Years: A Brief Overview
This report examines the timing of presidential budget submissions during the past five transition years, including submissions by Presidents Jimmy Carter in 1977, Ronald Reagan in 1981, George H.W. Bush in 1989, Bill Clinton in 1993, and George W Bush in 2001 and the timeliness of House and Senate actions in those years regarding the consideration of Budgetary measures.
Date:
December 24, 2008
Creator:
Keith, Robert & Momoko, Soltis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Legal Analysis of the ”70/70” Provision of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984
None
Date:
January 24, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
United Nations Reform: U.S. Policy and International Perspectives
This report focuses on current U.N. reform efforts and priorities from the perspective of several key actors, including the U.S. government, the U.N. Secretary-General, selected groups of member states, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and a cross-section of groups tasked with addressing U.N. reform. It also examines congressional actions related to U.N. reform, as well as future policy considerations.
Date:
November 24, 2008
Creator:
Blanchfield, Luisa
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Income Tax Treatment of the Family
None
Date:
January 24, 2008
Creator:
Gravelle, Jane G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Procedures for Adjusting the Public Debt Limit: A Brief Overview
None
Date:
November 24, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Credit Reform: Implementation of the Changed Budgetary Treatment of Direct Loans and Loan Guarantees
This report is to explain the provisions of the Federal Credit Reform Act (FCRA), examine the implementation of credit reform including credit reform provisions of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA97), and discuss proposed modifications of credit reform. In order to achieve these objectives, it is necessary to initially discuss justifications for credit programs, federal credit concepts, and the budgetary treatment of federal credit before the FCRA.
Date:
June 24, 2008
Creator:
Bickley, James M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
United States-Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Free Trade Agreement Negotiations: Background and Potential Issues
This report discusses negotiations to launch a free trade agreement (FTA) between the United States and the five members of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) (Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland) that began on June 3, 2003. A potential FTA would eliminate tariffs over time, reduce or eliminate non-tariff barriers, liberalize service trade, protect intellectual property rights, and provide technical assistance to help SACU nations achieve the goals of the agreement. This potential agreement would be subject to congressional approval.
Date:
July 24, 2008
Creator:
Langton, Danielle
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Perspective on the Top 20 Emitters and Developed Versus Developing Nations
This report uses the data compiled by World Resources Institute (WRI) to examine a pivotal and long-running issue surrounding U.S. climate change policy: the appropriate roles of developed and developing countries in addressing climate change.
Date:
December 24, 2008
Creator:
Parker, Larry & Blodgett, John
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conservation Security Program: Implementation and Current Issues
The Conservation Security Program, authorized in the 2002 farm bill, is a voluntary program providing financial and technical assistance for within selected watersheds. This report contains information on the background of the program and related issues for congress.
Date:
April 24, 2008
Creator:
Cowen, Tadlock
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Peru Economic Relations and the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
None
Date:
January 24, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Legal Analysis of the Conservation Easement Tax Credit in the Senate Version of H.R. 2419 (the 2007 Farm Bill)
None
Date:
January 24, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library