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Appropriations Bills: What Are “General Provisions”? (open access)

Appropriations Bills: What Are “General Provisions”?

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Date: March 24, 2010
Creator: Streeter, Sandy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Holdings of Federal Debt (open access)

Foreign Holdings of Federal Debt

This report presents current data on estimated ownership of U.S. Treasury securities and major holders of federal debt by country. Federal debt represents the accumulated balance of borrowing by the federal government. To finance federal borrowing, U.S. Treasury securities are sold to investors, directly from the Treasury or on the secondary market to individual private investors, financial institutions in the United States or overseas, and foreign, state, or local governments.
Date: March 24, 2010
Creator: Murray, Justin & Labonte, Marc
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Future of U.S. Trade Policy: An Analysis of Issues and Options for the 111th Congress (open access)

The Future of U.S. Trade Policy: An Analysis of Issues and Options for the 111th Congress

This report provides analysis of U.S. trade policy including factors that make up the current economic and political climate, grade issues, the depate over U.S. trade policy. It concludes with an examination of some of the options available to Congress and the pros and cons of each.
Date: March 24, 2010
Creator: Cooper, William H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Building and Facility Security (open access)

Federal Building and Facility Security

This report discusses the security of federal government buildings and facilities that affect not only the daily operations of the federal government but also the health, well-being, and safety of federal employees and the public.
Date: March 24, 2010
Creator: Reese, Shawn & Tong, Lorraine H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Deforestation and Climate Change (open access)

Deforestation and Climate Change

This report provides basic information on forests and climate change. The first section discusses the linkages between forests and climate. The next three describe the characteristics of the three major forest biomes, with an overview of deforestation causes and impacts. This is followed by an overview of approaches to reducing deforestation. The final section examines issues related to forest and deforestation data.
Date: March 24, 2010
Creator: Gorte, Ross W. & Sheikh, Pervaze A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
How Agencies Monetize “Statistical Lives” Expected to Be Saved By Regulations (open access)

How Agencies Monetize “Statistical Lives” Expected to Be Saved By Regulations

This report summarizes current government-wide requirements for benefit-cost analysis and the monetization of health benefits, and describes agency-specific policies in selected health, safety, and environmental agencies.
Date: March 24, 2010
Creator: Copeland, Curtis W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Uptick Rule: SEC Limit on Short Selling Reconsidered (open access)

The Uptick Rule: SEC Limit on Short Selling Reconsidered

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Date: March 24, 2010
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oil Industry Tax Issues in the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Proposal (open access)

Oil Industry Tax Issues in the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Proposal

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Date: March 24, 2010
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Supreme Court Justices: Demographic Characteristics, Professional Experience, and Legal Education, 1789-2010 (open access)

Supreme Court Justices: Demographic Characteristics, Professional Experience, and Legal Education, 1789-2010

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Date: March 24, 2010
Creator: Smelcer, Susan Navarro
System: The UNT Digital Library