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U.S. Periods of War
This report lists the beginning and ending dates for "periods of war" found in Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations, dealing with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). It also lists and differentiates other beginning dates given in declarations of war, as well as termination of hostilities dates and armistice and ending dates given in proclamations, laws, or treaties.
Date:
January 7, 2010
Creator:
Salazar Torreon, Barbara
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments
This report discusses the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), which bans all nuclear explosion and was in 1996 adopted by the U.N. General Assembly but rejected by the U.S. Senate in 1997. This report discusses the Obama Administration's stated goal of pursuing U.S. ratification of the CTBT, although the Administration has mainly focused on securing Senate consent to ratification of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). This report also discusses other nuclear weapons-related issues as well as the long history of nuclear testing.
Date:
January 6, 2010
Creator:
Medalia, Jonathan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
CRS Issue Statement on Bankruptcy in a Distressed Economy
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Date:
January 6, 2010
Creator:
Pettit, Carol A.; Carpenter, David H.; Jickling, Mark; Liu, Edward C. & Murphy, Edward Vincent
System:
The UNT Digital Library
CRS Issue Statement on Surface Transportation
This report discusses about Highway and transit program finance, transportation demand, system congestion, the physical condition of the nation's surface transportation infrastructure and highway safety.
Date:
January 6, 2010
Creator:
Mallett, William J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
CRS Issue Statement on the U.S. Postal Service: Finances and Operations
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Date:
January 6, 2010
Creator:
Kosar, Kevin R.; Ginsberg, Wendy R.; Mansfield, Jerry W.; Nicola, Thomas J. & Mulvey, Janemarie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Current Issues in Patentable Subject Matter: Business Methods, Tax Planning Methods, and Genetic Materials
This report provides information about the Current Issues in Patentable Subject Matter and its Business Methods, Tax Planning Methods, and Genetic Materials. The patent statute currently provides that patent can be obtained on any invention that is a process, the machine, etc.
Date:
January 6, 2010
Creator:
Thomas, John R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Estate Taxes and Family Businesses: Economic Issues
The report discusses an uncapped exemption and an uncapped exemption targeted at liquidity issues.
Date:
January 6, 2010
Creator:
Gravelle, Jane G. & Maguire, Steven
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Follow-On Biologics: Intellectual Property and Innovation Issues
This report presents Intellectual Property and Innovation issues related to Follow-On Biologics.
Date:
January 6, 2010
Creator:
Schacht, Wendy H. & Thomas, John R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Intellectual Property in Industrial Designs: Issues in Innovation and Competition
None
Date:
January 6, 2010
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
This report discusses the reasons that Iran is considered a threat to U.S. security, including Iran's nuclear program, involvement with terrorist organizations, and involvement with neighboring countries' local governments. The report also discusses ways which the U.S. hopes to modify Iran's behavior with sanctions, and the effectiveness of these sanctions.
Date:
January 6, 2010
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
North Korea: Terrorism List Removal
This report discusses the issue of North Korea's inclusion on the U.S. list of terrorism-supporting countries that has been a major issue in U.S.-North Korean diplomacy since 2000, particularly in connection with negotiations over North Korea's nuclear program. North Korea demanded that the Clinton and Bush Administration remove North Korea from the terrorism support list. Secretary of State Clinton said on June 7, 2009, that the Obama Administration would consider reinstating North Korea on the list.
Date:
January 6, 2010
Creator:
Niksch, Larry A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Patent Reform in the 111th Congress: Innovation Issues
None
Date:
January 6, 2010
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Patents on Tax Strategies: Issues in Intellectual Property and Innovation
None
Date:
January 6, 2010
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation Settlements: Implications for Competition and Innovation
None
Date:
January 6, 2010
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Redirecting Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) Funds to Other Uses
None
Date:
January 6, 2010
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Terrorism and Security Issues Facing the Water Infrastructure Sector
This report presents an overview of the large and diverse sector of water infrastructure systems, describes security-related actions by the government and private sector since September 11, 2001, and discusses additional policy issues and responses, including congressional interest.
Date:
January 6, 2010
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-China Counterterrorism Cooperation: Issues for U.S. Policy
This report discusses the United States counterterrorism cooperation with China after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. This effort raised short-term policy issues about how to elicit cooperation and how to address China's concerns about military action (Operation Enduring Freedom). Longer-term questions have concerned whether counterterrorism has strategically transformed bilateral relations and whether China's support has been valuable and not obtained at the expense of other U.S. interests.
Date:
January 6, 2010
Creator:
Kan, Shirley A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Americans with Disabilities Act and Emergency Preparedness and Response
This report discusses the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which provides broad nondiscrimination protection for individuals with disabilities in employment, public services, and public accommodations and services operated by private entities. Although the ADA does not include provisions specifically discussing its application to disasters, its nondiscrimination provisions are applicable to emergency preparedness and responses to disasters.
Date:
January 5, 2010
Creator:
Jones, Nancy Lee
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Chinese Tire Imports: Section 421 Safeguards and the World Trade Organization (WTO)
This report discusses GATT Article XIX and the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, Paragraph 16 of China's WTO Accession Protocol, Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974 and Section 421 Investigation.
Date:
January 5, 2010
Creator:
Grimmett, Jeanne J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS): Background, Legislation, and Funding
This report discusses the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program, which was created by Title I of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (P.L. 103-322). The mission of the COPS program is to advance community policing in all jurisdictions across the United States. Several bills introduced in the 111th Congress would either modify the COPS program, reauthorize appropriations for the program, or both.
Date:
January 5, 2010
Creator:
James, Nathan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Continuing Resolutions: Latest Action and Brief Overview of Recent Practices
This report provides information about the Latest Action and Brief Overview of Recent Practices on Continuing Resolutions.
Date:
January 5, 2010
Creator:
Streeter, Sandy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Energy and Water Development: FY2010 Appropriations
This report discusses the Energy and Water Development appropriations bill that provides funding for civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), for the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), the Department of Energy (DOE), and several independent agencies.
Date:
January 5, 2010
Creator:
Behrens, Carl E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federalism Issues in Surface Transportation Policy: Past and Present
This report provides a historical perspective on contemporary federalism issues in surface transportation policy that are likely to be addressed by Congress during the 111th Congress, including possible devolution of programmatic responsibility to states and proposals to change state maintenance-of-effort requirements and state cost matching requirements.
Date:
January 5, 2010
Creator:
Dilger, Robert J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Identity Theft: Trends and Issues
This report first provides a brief federal legislative history of identity theft laws. It analyzes the current trends in identity theft, including prevalent identity theft-related crimes, the federal agencies involved in combating identity theft, and the trends in identity theft complaints and prosecutions. The report also discusses the relationship between data breaches and identity theft as well as possible effects of the FTC's Identity Theft Red Flags Rule, effective June 1, 2010.
Date:
January 5, 2010
Creator:
Finklea, Kristin M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library