Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Provisions in H.R. 3590, as Passed by the Senate (open access)

Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Provisions in H.R. 3590, as Passed by the Senate

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Date: January 20, 2010
Creator: Wilkicki, Kelly; Baumrucker, Evelyne P.; Binder, Cliff; Herz, Elicia J. & Stone, Julie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proposed Amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA): A Side-by-Side Comparison with Current Law (open access)

Proposed Amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA): A Side-by-Side Comparison with Current Law

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Date: July 28, 2010
Creator: Schierow, Linda-Jo
System: The UNT Digital Library
Selected Church-State Issues in Elementary and Secondary Education (open access)

Selected Church-State Issues in Elementary and Secondary Education

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Date: October 1, 2010
Creator: Brougher, Cynthia & Skinner, Rebecca R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The SAFRA Act: Education Programs in the FY2010 Budget Reconciliation (open access)

The SAFRA Act: Education Programs in the FY2010 Budget Reconciliation

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Date: April 14, 2010
Creator: Dortch, Cassandria; Smole, David P. & Mahan, Shannon M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The LIHEAP Formula: Legislative History and Current Law (open access)

The LIHEAP Formula: Legislative History and Current Law

This Congressional Research Service Report for Congress contains information about the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). LIHEAP provides funds to states, the District of Colombia, U.S territories and commonwealths, and Indian tribal organizations (collectively referred to as grantees) primary to help low-income households pay home energy expenses.
Date: September 8, 2010
Creator: Peral, Libby
System: The UNT Digital Library
Land and Water Conservation Fund: Overview, Funding History, and Issues (open access)

Land and Water Conservation Fund: Overview, Funding History, and Issues

This Congressional Research Service Report for Congress includes a description of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 along with the purposes, history, and current issues regarding the act.
Date: August 13, 2010
Creator: Vincent, Carol Hardy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks (open access)

Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks

Iraq has largely completed a formal political transition from the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein to a plural policy that encompasses varying sects and political factions. However, grievances and disputes among these groups remain over the relative claim of each on power and economic resources. These disputes permeate and complicate almost every issue in Iraq, including security, the terms and framework for elections, economic design making, and foreign policy.
Date: February 18, 2010
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Food and Agricultural Imports: Safeguards and Selected Issues (open access)

U.S. Food and Agricultural Imports: Safeguards and Selected Issues

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Date: March 17, 2010
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security: Calculation and History of Taxing Benefits (open access)

Social Security: Calculation and History of Taxing Benefits

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Date: January 15, 2010
Creator: Scott, Christine & Mulvey, Janemarie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Noncitizen Eligibility and Verification Issues in the Health Care Reform Legislation (open access)

Noncitizen Eligibility and Verification Issues in the Health Care Reform Legislation

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Date: April 20, 2010
Creator: Wasem, Ruth Ellen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Religious Exemptions for Mandatory Health Care Programs: A Legal Analysis (open access)

Religious Exemptions for Mandatory Health Care Programs: A Legal Analysis

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Date: February 4, 2010
Creator: Brougher, Cynthia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reducing SNAP (Food Stamp) Benefits Provided by the ARRA: P.L. 111-226 & S. 3307 (open access)

Reducing SNAP (Food Stamp) Benefits Provided by the ARRA: P.L. 111-226 & S. 3307

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Date: August 20, 2010
Creator: Richardson, Joe; Monke, Jim & Falk, Gene
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010: Summary and Legislative History (open access)

The Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010: Summary and Legislative History

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Date: April 2, 2010
Creator: Keith, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Local and Regional Procurement for U.S. International Emergency Food Aid (open access)

Local and Regional Procurement for U.S. International Emergency Food Aid

This report discusses the controversial issue of local or regional procurement (LRP) as an alternative to commodity donations as methods of international food aid. Experiences with LRP, such as the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), are evaluated in discussion with current LRP initiatives of the United States.
Date: January 26, 2010
Creator: Hanrahan, Charles E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (H.R. 5116) and the America COMPETES Act (P.L. 110-69): Selected Policy Issues (open access)

America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (H.R. 5116) and the America COMPETES Act (P.L. 110-69): Selected Policy Issues

This report details the COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 and the American COMPETES Act, as well as policy issues: STEM education, Federal Research Programs and Activities, Broadening Participation, and Funding.
Date: May 13, 2010
Creator: Gonzalez, Heather B.; Sargent, John F., Jr. & Figliola, Patricia Moloney
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Security Assistance to Lebanon (open access)

U.S. Security Assistance to Lebanon

This report discusses key issues facing U.S. policy makers and Members of Congress when considering U.S. security assistance in the context of U.S. policy toward Lebanon. These key issues include assessing the effectiveness of U.S. assistance programs, assessing overall U.S. policy toward Lebanon, and managing relations with other external actors.
Date: September 20, 2010
Creator: Addis, Casey L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hezbollah: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Hezbollah: Background and Issues for Congress

This report discusses Lebanon's Hezbollah, a Shiite Islamist militia, political party, social welfare organization, and U.S. State Department-designated terrorist organization. The report discusses recent Hezbollah-related conflicts, Hezbollah's relationship with other Lebanese political parties, and U.S. policy regarding Hezbollah.
Date: October 8, 2010
Creator: Addis, Casey L. & Blanchard, Christopher M.
System: The UNT Digital Library