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Internet: Status Report on Legislative Attempts to Protect Children from Unsuitable Material on the Web (open access)

Internet: Status Report on Legislative Attempts to Protect Children from Unsuitable Material on the Web

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Date: May 26, 2004
Creator: Smith, Marcia S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Courts-Martial: An Overview (open access)

Military Courts-Martial: An Overview

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Date: May 26, 2004
Creator: Pollack, Estela I
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Border Security: Inspections Practices, Policies, and Issues (open access)

Border Security: Inspections Practices, Policies, and Issues

Some argue that this reorganization of border inspections has been long needed and is resulting in a more streamlined and efficient set of procedures at the border with a clear, single, chain of command. Others warn that the different types of inspections are quite complex in their own right and that the reorganization is exacerbating the conflicting priorities at the border, ultimately resulting in many more people and goods being sent to secondary inspections. This report, which will not be updated, discusses a range of legal, administrative, and policy issues that are emerging with the implementation of the unified border inspections.
Date: May 26, 2004
Creator: Wasem, Ruth Ellen; Lake, Jennifer E.; Seghetti, Lisa M.; Monke, James & Viña, Stephen R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Force FB-22 Bomber Concept (open access)

Air Force FB-22 Bomber Concept

The Air Force has expressed interest in developing a bomber variant of the F/A-22 Raptor to “bridge the gap” between today’s bombers and a follow-on bomber in 2037. Questions exist regarding the FB-22’s feasibility, cost, and combat potential.
Date: May 26, 2004
Creator: Bolkcom, Christopher
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Crime Control Assistance to State and Local Governments (open access)

Federal Crime Control Assistance to State and Local Governments

This report provides profiles of eight major Department of Justice programs to assist the state and local governments in combating crime.
Date: May 26, 2004
Creator: O'Bryant, JoAnne
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Weapons:  The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program (open access)

Nuclear Weapons: The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program

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Date: May 26, 2005
Creator: Medalia, Jonathan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Association Health Plans: Legislation in the 109th Congress (open access)

Association Health Plans: Legislation in the 109th Congress

An estimated 41.2 million people were without health insurance in 2001. Legislation under consideration by the 108th and earlier Congresses is intended to assist small employers in offering health insurance as a benefit to their workers. A new bill, H.R. 4281, introduced on May 5, 2004, The Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003 (H.R. 6601s. 545), and a number of bills from the earlier Congresses include provisions creating new groups for small firms to join or encouraging the growth of existing groups so that small employers can band together to offer coverage to their employees. Opponents of the AHP approach raise concerns that unintended negative consequences would arise, negating the benefits that the new groups would create. While the proposed AHPs are not likely to immediately undermine the small group market, they are likely to require additional features to significantly expand insurance coverage among the uninsured.
Date: May 26, 2005
Creator: Hearne, Jean P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Passenger Rail Security: Overview of Issues (open access)

Passenger Rail Security: Overview of Issues

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Date: May 26, 2005
Creator: Peterman, David Randall
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Pay and Benefits: Key Questions and Answers (open access)

Military Pay and Benefits: Key Questions and Answers

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Date: May 26, 2005
Creator: Goldich, Robert L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pakistan-U.S. Relations (open access)

Pakistan-U.S. Relations

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Date: May 26, 2005
Creator: Kronstadt, K. Alan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Consular Identification Cards: Domestic and Foreign Policy Implications, the Mexican Case, and Related Legislation (open access)

Consular Identification Cards: Domestic and Foreign Policy Implications, the Mexican Case, and Related Legislation

The debate about consular identification cards in the United States has centered around the matrícula consular, the consular identification card issued by Mexican consulates to Mexican citizens in the United States. In May 2003, the Treasury Department issued regulations allowing acceptance of the cards as proof of identity for the purpose of opening a bank account, and the cards are accepted for other purposes as well, including issuance of drivers’ licenses.
Date: May 26, 2005
Creator: Bruno, Andorra & Storrs, K. Larry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Assistance to North Korea (open access)

Foreign Assistance to North Korea

This report describes and assesses U.S. aid programs to North Korea, including the controversies surrounding the programs, their relationship to the larger debate over strategy and objectives toward the DPRK, and policy options.
Date: May 26, 2005
Creator: Manyin, Mark E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Narcotics and U.S. Policy (open access)

Afghanistan: Narcotics and U.S. Policy

This report describes the structure and development of the narcotics trade in Afghanistan and explores its relevance to Afghan, U.S., and international security interests, including the 9/11 Commission’s recommendation that the United States make a long term commitment to the stability and security of Afghanistan. The report provides current statistical information on the opium trade, profiles its various participants, explores alleged narco-terrorist linkages, and reviews the U.S. and international policy response since late 2001. The report also considers current policy debates regarding the role of the U.S. military in future counternarcotics operations in Afghanistan; planned opium poppy eradication; and funding issues for Congress.
Date: May 26, 2005
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Latin America and the Caribbean: Issues for the 109th Congress (open access)

Latin America and the Caribbean: Issues for the 109th Congress

two decades in terms of political and economic development. While the region overall experienced an economic setback in 2002-2003, by the end of 2004, it had rebounded with an estimated growth rate of 5.5% for the year, surpassing even the most optimistic predictions. Nevertheless, several nations face considerable challenges that could threaten political stability, including persistent poverty, violent guerrilla conflicts, autocratic leaders, drug trafficking, and increasing crime.
Date: May 26, 2005
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.; Hornbeck, J. F.; Ribando, Clare; Sek, Lenore; Storrs, K. Larry; Taft-Morales, Maureen et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Morocco-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (open access)

Morocco-U.S. Free Trade Agreement

The United States and Morocco reached agreement on March 2, 2004, to create a free trade agreement (FTA). The FTA is intended to strengthen bilateral ties, boost trade and investment flows, and bolster Morocco’s position as a moderate Arab state. More than 95% of bilateral trade in consumer and industrial products will become duty-free upon entry into force of the agreement. The Senate approved implementing legislation (S. 2677) on July 2, 2004, by a vote of 85-13 and the House approved identical legislation (H.R. 4842) on July 22, 2004, by a vote of 323-99. The next day, the Senate passed House approved H.R. 4842 without amendment by unanimous consent. The legislation was signed by President Bush into law (P.L.108-302) on August 3, 2004. While the FTA was initially scheduled to be implemented on January 1, 2005, it is now expected to go into effect on July 1, 2005.
Date: May 26, 2005
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Changing Senate Rules: The "Constitutional" or "Nuclear" Option (open access)

Changing Senate Rules: The "Constitutional" or "Nuclear" Option

This report indicates possible attempts to curtail the use of filibusters in the Senate, perhaps in the 109th Congress. Some have suggested that proponents of this idea may invoke something called the “nuclear” or “constitutional” option in Senate floor procedure to try to end a filibuster without the need for 60 votes or to amend the cloture rule (Rule XXII) itself. This report presents several possible scenarios that would require one or more of the Senate’s precedents be overturned or interpreted otherwise than in the past.
Date: May 26, 2005
Creator: Palmer, Betsy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Item Veto: Budgetary Savings (open access)

Item Veto: Budgetary Savings

Congressional interest in an item veto for the President may resurface during the 109th Congress. At a news conference on November 4, 2004, President George W. Bush expressed an interest in receiving item-veto authority “to maintain budget discipline.”
Date: May 26, 2005
Creator: Fisher, Louis
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Government-Sposored Enterprises (GSEs): Regulatory Reform Legislation (open access)

Government-Sposored Enterprises (GSEs): Regulatory Reform Legislation

This report summarizes legislative proposals in the 109th Congress that aim to strengthen the regulation of the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), and will be updated as warranted.
Date: May 26, 2005
Creator: Jickling, Mark
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agriculture as a Source of Barge Demand on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers: Background and Issues (open access)

Agriculture as a Source of Barge Demand on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers: Background and Issues

This report provides background on the linkage between U.S. agriculture and the UMR-IWW navigation system. In addition, it explores several of the key issues and uncertainties behind evolving trade patterns and projections for future agricultural freight traffic on the UMR-IWW navigation system.
Date: May 26, 2004
Creator: Schnepf, Randy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Administrative Separations for Misconduct: An Alternative or Companion to Military Courts-Martial (open access)

Administrative Separations for Misconduct: An Alternative or Companion to Military Courts-Martial

The recent reports of abuse of prisoners held by U.S. military personnel have raised questions about how the armed forces control servicemembers. Congress, under the authorities vested in it by the U.S. Constitution, has enacted procedures for addressing misconduct by servicemembers. One such procedure is an administrative separation under which a member’s continued suitability for service is determined. Administrative separations are non-punitive and can be initiated for a number of reasons, including misconduct or criminal offenses. They may be used in place of or after the servicemember has been subject to a court-martial or nonjudicial punishment. This report provides an overview of administrative separations as an alternative or companion to courts-martial.
Date: May 26, 2004
Creator: Velez Pollack, Estela I.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Map Sources (open access)

Iraq: Map Sources

This report identifies selected websites for maps of Iraq, including government, library, and organizational websites. Maps of the Middle East, Iraq, facilities used by U.S. forces in the Gulf, and U.S. government humanitarian assistance and reconstruction activities in Iraq are also provided.
Date: May 26, 2006
Creator: Fischer, Hannah
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dairy Policy Issues (open access)

Dairy Policy Issues

Several dairy issues that were debated during the 108th Congress are expected to continue as issues of interest in the 109th Congress. Separate bills were introduced in the 108th Congress to extend authority for both the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program and the dairy forward pricing pilot program, and to address dairy producer concerns about the importation of milk protein concentrates.
Date: May 26, 2005
Creator: Chite, Ralph M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
India-U.S. Relations (open access)

India-U.S. Relations

The end of the Cold War freed India-U.S. relations from the constraints of global bipolarity, but interactions continued for a decade to be affected by the burden of history, most notably the longstanding India-Pakistan rivalry and nuclear weapons proliferation in the region. Recent years, however, have witnessed a sea change in bilateral relations, with more positive interactions becoming the norm. India's swift offer of full support for U.S.-led counterterrorism operations after September 2001 was widely viewed as reflective of such change. The United States seeks to curtail the proliferation of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles in South Asia. Continuing U.S. interest in South Asia focuses on ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan. U.S. concerns about human rights issues related to regional dissidence and separatism in several Indian states continue. Many U.S. business interests view India as a lucrative market and candidate for foreign investment.
Date: May 26, 2006
Creator: Kronstadt, K. Alan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Map Sources (open access)

Iraq: Map Sources

This report identifies selected websites for maps of Iraq, including government, library, and organizational websites. Maps of the Middle East, Iraq, facilities used by U.S. forces in the Gulf, and U.S. government humanitarian assistance and reconstruction activities in Iraq are also provided.
Date: May 26, 2006
Creator: Fischer, Hannah
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library