Spyware: Background and Policy Issues for Congress (open access)

Spyware: Background and Policy Issues for Congress

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Date: September 26, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Mediation Provisions (open access)

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Mediation Provisions

This report discusses the statutory and regulatory requirements of IDEA, judicial decisions, and the concept of mediation as it applies to special education.
Date: September 26, 2006
Creator: Jones, Nancy Lee
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Administration of Federal Student Loan Programs: Background and Provisions (open access)

The Administration of Federal Student Loan Programs: Background and Provisions

This report discusses the history and current status of federal student loan programs. Specifically, the report focuses on the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and the William D. Ford Direct Loan (DL). Moreover, the report highlights differences in the two programs such as that the FFEL is financed by private lenders, while the DL is financed by the federal government.
Date: January 26, 2006
Creator: Stoll, Adam
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Summary of U.S. Casualties (open access)

Iraq: Summary of U.S. Casualties

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Date: July 26, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proliferation Control Regimes: Background and Status (open access)

Proliferation Control Regimes: Background and Status

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Date: December 26, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Zimbabwe: Election Chronology (open access)

Zimbabwe: Election Chronology

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Date: March 26, 2002
Creator: Copson, Raymond W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trafficking in Persons: The U.S. and International Response (open access)

Trafficking in Persons: The U.S. and International Response

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Date: July 26, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fruits, Vegetables, and Other Specialty Crops: A Primer on Government Programs (open access)

Fruits, Vegetables, and Other Specialty Crops: A Primer on Government Programs

This report describes the federal programs of importance to the specialty crop sector, and provides the most recent funding information available for them.
Date: January 26, 2007
Creator: Rawson, Jean M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retirement Benefits for Members of Congress (open access)

Retirement Benefits for Members of Congress

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Date: September 26, 2002
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security (open access)

Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security

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Date: April 26, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Senate Committees: Categories and Rules for Committee Assignments (open access)

Senate Committees: Categories and Rules for Committee Assignments

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Date: October 26, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Davis-Bacon: Employment of Helpers on Federal Contract Construction (open access)

Davis-Bacon: Employment of Helpers on Federal Contract Construction

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Date: November 26, 2007
Creator: Whittaker, William G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Speaking on the House Floor: Gaining Time and Parliamentary Phraseology (open access)

Speaking on the House Floor: Gaining Time and Parliamentary Phraseology

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Date: November 26, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Immigration Policy for Intracompany Transfers (L Visa): Issues and Legislation (open access)

Immigration Policy for Intracompany Transfers (L Visa): Issues and Legislation

This report provides an overview of the issues and legislation of the immigration policy for intracompany transfers (L Visa). Concerns are growing that the visa category that allows executives and managers of multinational corporations to work temporarily in the United States is misused.
Date: January 26, 2006
Creator: Wasem, Ruth Ellen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Supplemental Security Income (SSI): Accounts Not Counted As Resources (open access)

Supplemental Security Income (SSI): Accounts Not Counted As Resources

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Date: December 26, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Quasi Government: Hybrid Organizations with Both Government and Private Sector Legal Characteristics (open access)

The Quasi Government: Hybrid Organizations with Both Government and Private Sector Legal Characteristics

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Date: April 26, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
AIDS: The Ryan White CARE Act (open access)

AIDS: The Ryan White CARE Act

This report discusses the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, which makes federal funds available to metropolitan areas and states to assist in health care costs and support services for individuals and families affected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). This report discusses related legislation and appropriations.
Date: October 26, 2005
Creator: Johnson, Judith A. & Morgan, Paulette C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Campaign Finance Legislation and Activity in the 109th Congress (open access)

Campaign Finance Legislation and Activity in the 109th Congress

This report describes Campaign Finance Legislation and Activity in the 109th Congress.
Date: January 26, 2007
Creator: Cantor, Joseph E. & Garrett, R. Sam
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: Background and Current Issues (open access)

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: Background and Current Issues

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, is a public-private partnership intended to attract and rapidly disburse new resources in developing countries for the struggle against infectious disease. Approximately $4.6 billion has been pledged to the Fund, while about $1.5 billion has been received or was in process as of June 13, 2004. A May 2003 report by the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) praised the Global Fund for "noteworthy progress in establishing essential governance and other supporting structures" but noted that the Fund's ability to finance additional grants was threatened by a lack of resources.
Date: June 26, 2003
Creator: Copson, Raymond W. & Salaam, Tiaji
System: The UNT Digital Library
Immigration: Policy Considerations Related to Guest Worker Programs (open access)

Immigration: Policy Considerations Related to Guest Worker Programs

This report provides the policy considerations related to guest worker programs on immigration.
Date: January 26, 2006
Creator: Bruno, Andorra
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reauthorization of Title III and Title V of the Higher Education Act: Issues for the 108th Congress (open access)

Reauthorization of Title III and Title V of the Higher Education Act: Issues for the 108th Congress

This report provides an overview of the various programs established by Titles III and V of the Higher Education Act (HEA). The report primarily focuses upon the structure of the programs, and includes data on participation and annual funding. It concludes with an analysis of possible issues related to Title III and Title V that may be considered during the HEA reauthorization.
Date: February 26, 2003
Creator: Jackson, Charmaine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Presidential Directives: Background and Overview (open access)

Presidential Directives: Background and Overview

This report provides an overview of the different kinds of directives that have been utilized primarily by twentieth century Presidents. It presents background on their historical development, accounting, use, and effect.
Date: November 26, 2008
Creator: Relyea, Harold C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Internet Privacy: Overview and Legislation in the 109th Congress, 1st Session (open access)

Internet Privacy: Overview and Legislation in the 109th Congress, 1st Session

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Date: January 26, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library