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Intelligence Reform After Five Years: The Role of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI)
This report discusses the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-458) that was the most significant legislation affecting the U.S. intelligence community since the National Security Act of 1947.
Date:
June 22, 2010
Creator:
Best, Richard A., Jr.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Trade Policy and the Caribbean: From Trade Preferences to Free Trade Agreements
This report reviews unilateral preference programs for the Caribbean, discusses how they have been affected by FTAs in the region, and considers trade policy options for dealing with countries still relying on trade preferences and that may be considering whether to negotiate an FTA with the United States.
Date:
June 22, 2010
Creator:
Hornbeck, J. F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP): Status and Issues
This report provides a description of BCAP program overview and its Selected issues.
Date:
June 22, 2010
Creator:
Stubbs, Megan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
United States v. Comstock: Supreme Court Review of Civil Commitment Under the Adam Walsh Act
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Date:
June 22, 2010
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The "Volcker": Proposals to Limit "Speculative" Proprietary Trading by Banks
This report briefly discusses the permissible proprietary trading activities of commercial banks and their subsidiaries under current law. It then analyzes the Volcker Rule proposals under both the House- and Senate-passed financial reform bills.
Date:
June 22, 2010
Creator:
Carpenter, David H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Department of Defense's Use of Private Security Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan: Background, Analysis, and Options for Congress
This report examines current private security contractor (PSC) trends in Iraq and Afghanistan, steps Department of Defense (DOD) has taken to improve oversight and management, and the extent to which DOD has incorporated the role of security contractors into its doctrine and strategy. It also reviews steps Congress has taken to exercise oversight over the use of PSCs and includes options for Congress.
Date:
June 22, 2010
Creator:
Schwartz, Moshe
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Investment in U.S. Securities
Foreign capital inflows are playing an important role in the U.S. economy by bridging the gap between domestic supplies of and demand for capital. This report analyzes the extent of foreign portfolio investment in the U.S. economy and assesses the economic conditions that are attracting such investment and the impact such investments are having on the economy.
Date:
June 22, 2010
Creator:
Jackson, James K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Financing the U.S. Trade Deficit
This report provides an overview of the U.S. balance of payments, an explanation of the broader role of capital flows in the U.S. economy, an explanation of how the country finances its trade deficit or a trade surplus, and the implications for Congress and the country of the large inflows of capital from abroad.
Date:
June 22, 2010
Creator:
Jackson, James K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library