Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law: An Abbreviated Sketch (open access)

Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law: An Abbreviated Sketch

This report discusses the application of American criminal law outside the United States.
Date: February 15, 2012
Creator: Doyle, Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library
What’s the Difference?—Comparing U.S. and Chinese Trade Data (open access)

What’s the Difference?—Comparing U.S. and Chinese Trade Data

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Date: February 24, 2012
Creator: Martin, Michael F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federalism Challenge to Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act: Florida v. Department of Health and Human Services (open access)

Federalism Challenge to Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act: Florida v. Department of Health and Human Services

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Date: February 21, 2012
Creator: Thomas, Kenneth R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The United States and Europe: Current Issues (open access)

The United States and Europe: Current Issues

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Date: February 28, 2012
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Offshore Oil and Gas Resources: Prospects and Processes (open access)

U.S. Offshore Oil and Gas Resources: Prospects and Processes

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Date: February 10, 2012
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Farm Income (open access)

U.S. Farm Income

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Date: February 15, 2012
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Projects on Federal Lands: Leasing and Authorization (open access)

Energy Projects on Federal Lands: Leasing and Authorization

This report reviews the laws and regulations affecting leasing of federal lands for exploration and production of oil, natural gas, and coal, as well as the permits that lessees must obtain in order to explore for and produce these resources.
Date: February 1, 2012
Creator: Vann, Adam
System: The UNT Digital Library
Older Americans Act: Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program (open access)

Older Americans Act: Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program

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Date: February 15, 2012
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Who Earns Pass-Through Business Income? An Analysis of Individual Tax Return Data (open access)

Who Earns Pass-Through Business Income? An Analysis of Individual Tax Return Data

This report uses nationally representative sample of tax returns to analyze individual tax return data to determine who earns pass-through business income and bears the burden of taxes on that income.
Date: February 16, 2012
Creator: Keightley, Mark P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Congressional Appropriations Process: An Introduction (open access)

The Congressional Appropriations Process: An Introduction

This report provides information about The Introduction of Congressional Appropriations Process. Congress has developed certain rules and practices for the consideration of appropriate measures, referred to as Congressional Appropriations Process.
Date: February 23, 2012
Creator: Streeter, Sandy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sourcing Policy: Statutes and Statutory Provisions (open access)

Sourcing Policy: Statutes and Statutory Provisions

This report discusses the federal government's sourcing policy, which dates to the 1950s with the publication of three Bureau of the Budget bulletins. Congressional interest and involvement in sourcing policy, as measured by legislation that has been enacted, has grown over the years. Recently enacted provisions have addressed, for example, protest rights for federal government employees, funding limits on competitive sourcing activities, the development of a single consistent definition of “inherently governmental,” and the development of “insourcing” guidelines.
Date: February 15, 2012
Creator: Halchin, L. Elaine
System: The UNT Digital Library
The European Union: Questions and Answers (open access)

The European Union: Questions and Answers

This report serves as a primer on the EU and provides a brief description of U.S.-EU relations. It also discusses about how EU works, how EU is governed and Eurozone crisis.
Date: February 29, 2012
Creator: Archick, Kristin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Building Civilian Interagency Capacity for Missions Abroad: Key Proposals and Issues for Congress (open access)

Building Civilian Interagency Capacity for Missions Abroad: Key Proposals and Issues for Congress

This report discusses the Key Proposals and Issues for Congress of Building Civilian Interagency Capacity for Missions Abroad.
Date: February 9, 2012
Creator: Serafino, Nina M.; Dale, Catherine & Towell, Pat
System: The UNT Digital Library
Violence Against Members of Congress and Their Staff: Selected Examples and Congressional Responses (open access)

Violence Against Members of Congress and Their Staff: Selected Examples and Congressional Responses

This report describes legislation introduced in the 112th Congress related to violence against Members and congressional staff, provides examples of violence in which Members of Congress were the apparent target, and some actions Congress has taken based in part on those incidents.
Date: February 17, 2012
Creator: Petersen, R. Eric & Manning, Jennifer E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory (open access)

The Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory

This is a report about the Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory.
Date: February 23, 2012
Creator: Matthews, Christine M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA): Congressional Interest and Executive Enforcement (open access)

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA): Congressional Interest and Executive Enforcement

This report discusses Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, Criticisms of The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, Continuing Congressional Concerns and Executive Branch Oversight.
Date: February 7, 2012
Creator: Seitzinger, Michael V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier (CVN) Homeporting at Mayport: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier (CVN) Homeporting at Mayport: Background and Issues for Congress

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Date: February 21, 2012
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Paris Club and International Debt Relief (open access)

The Paris Club and International Debt Relief

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Date: February 17, 2012
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Deductibility of Corporate Campaign Expenditures (open access)

Deductibility of Corporate Campaign Expenditures

This report discusses Disallowance of Deduction for Political Expenditures and Constitutionality of IRC Section 162(e).
Date: February 28, 2012
Creator: Lunder, Erika K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Central America Regional Security Initiative: Background and Policy Issues for Congress (open access)

Central America Regional Security Initiative: Background and Policy Issues for Congress

This report examines the extent of the security problems in Central America, the efforts undertaken by Central government to address them, and U.S. support for Central American efforts through the Central America Regional Security Initiative.
Date: February 21, 2012
Creator: Meyer, Peter J. & Seelke, Clare Ribando
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defining Small Business: A Historical Analysis of Contemporary Issues (open access)

Defining Small Business: A Historical Analysis of Contemporary Issues

This report provides a historical examination of the SBA's size standards, assesses competing views concerning how to define a small business, and discusses how the alternative size standards adopted under the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 might affect program eligibility.
Date: February 10, 2012
Creator: Dilger, Robert Jay
System: The UNT Digital Library
Flag Protection: A Brief History and Summary of Supreme Court Decisions and Proposed Constitutional Amendments (open access)

Flag Protection: A Brief History and Summary of Supreme Court Decisions and Proposed Constitutional Amendments

The first part of the report gives a brief history of the flag protection issue, from the enactment of the flag protection act in 1968 through consideration of a constitutional amendment. The second part briefly summarizes the two decisions of the United States Supreme court.
Date: February 7, 2012
Creator: Luckey, John R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Social Security Number: Legal Developments Affecting Its Collection, Disclosure, and Confidentiality (open access)

The Social Security Number: Legal Developments Affecting Its Collection, Disclosure, and Confidentiality

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Date: February 8, 2012
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Missing and Exploited Children: Background, Policies, and Issues (open access)

Missing and Exploited Children: Background, Policies, and Issues

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Date: February 7, 2012
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library