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Mandatory Spending Since 1962
Mandatory spending includes federal government spending on entitlement programs as well as other budget outlays controlled by laws other than appropriation acts. Entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare make up the bulk of mandatory spending. This report looks at mandatory spending and how it has grown over time relative to total federal spending and the size of the U.S. economy. It also analyzes future mandatory spending levels and how they are projected to impact the federal budget.
Date:
September 15, 2010
Creator:
Austin, D. A. & Levit, Mindy R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conservation Reserve Program: Status and Current Issues
This report discusses the Conservative Reserve Program (CRP), enacted in 1985, that provides payments to farmers to take highly erodible or environmentally sensitive cropland out of production for 10 years or more. It also discusses several other subprograms of CRP.
Date:
September 15, 2010
Creator:
Cowan, Tadlock
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Biofuels Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs
This report outlines federal programs that provide direct or indirect incentives for biofuels. For each program described, the report provides details including the administering agency, authorizing statute(s), annual funding, and expiration date. The Appendix provides summary information in a table format.
Date:
September 15, 2010
Creator:
Yacobucci, Brent D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Stem Cell Research: Ethical and Legal Issues
None
Date:
September 15, 2010
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Employees' Retirement System: Benefits and Financing
Most civilian federal employees who were hired before 1984 are covered by the Civil Service Retirement System, and contribute 7.0% of their pay to a retirement fund. Federal employees hired in 1984 or later are covered by the Federal Employees' Retirement System and contribute 0.8% of their pay to a retirement fund. Both require participants to contribute toward the cost of their pensions through a payroll tax. The taxable wage base is $106,800 in 2010. This report discusses both retirement funds.
Date:
September 15, 2010
Creator:
Isaacs, Katelin P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2011
This report discusses mechanisms used to continue appropriations in the absence of enactment of regular appropriations acts and to complete the annual appropriations process. Completion of appropriations after the beginning of each fiscal year may cause agencies to delay or cancel some planned R&D and equipment acquisition.
Date:
September 15, 2010
Creator:
Sargent, John F., Jr.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS): Current Legislative Issues
This report provides an overview and analysis of issues Congress might choose to consider when taking up legislation to reauthorize the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program.
Date:
September 15, 2010
Creator:
James, Nathan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell": A Legal Analysis
This report provides a legal analysis of the various constitutional challenges that have been brought against "Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT)".
Date:
September 15, 2010
Creator:
Feder, Jody
System:
The UNT Digital Library