Air Force Air Refueling: The KC-X Aircraft Acquisition Program (open access)

Air Force Air Refueling: The KC-X Aircraft Acquisition Program

This report discusses the U.S. Air Force in-flight aerial refueling aircraft program. The KC-135, which makes up the preponderance of the Air Force's tanker force, is among the Air Force's oldest aircraft.
Date: February 28, 2008
Creator: Knight, William & Bolkcom, Christopher
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Issues and Arguments (open access)

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Issues and Arguments

This report presents a detailed, comprehensive discussion of the treaty's pros and cons from a U.S. perspective. It contains an appendix outlining relevant history.
Date: February 28, 2008
Creator: Medalia, Jonathan
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Consumer Price Index: A Brief Overview (open access)

The Consumer Price Index: A Brief Overview

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is perhaps the most widely reported measure of inflation. A number of federal government programs are regularly adjusted to account for changes in the CPI, such as Social Security benefits and the personal income tax rate schedule. Thus, the behavior of the CPI has important consequences for a large number of people. This report contains information on how the CPI is estimated, improving the CPI measure, and more information related to this calculation.
Date: February 28, 2008
Creator: Cashell, Brian W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The D.C. Circuit Rejects EPA’s Mercury Rules: New Jersey v. EPA (open access)

The D.C. Circuit Rejects EPA’s Mercury Rules: New Jersey v. EPA

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Date: February 28, 2008
Creator: Meltz, Robert & McCarthy, James E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Economic Factors Affecting Small Business Lending and Loan Guarantees (open access)

Economic Factors Affecting Small Business Lending and Loan Guarantees

This report lists some sources of information about the condition of the small business loan market.
Date: February 28, 2008
Creator: Weiss, N. Eric
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Emergency Communications Safety Net: Integrating 911 and Other Services (open access)

An Emergency Communications Safety Net: Integrating 911 and Other Services

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Date: February 28, 2008
Creator: Moore, Linda K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: A Legal and Policy Overview (open access)

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: A Legal and Policy Overview

This report provides a general legal and policy background on why the enterprises came into existence, what their missions are, and how they carry out those missions.
Date: February 28, 2008
Creator: Weiss, N. Eric & Seitzinger, Michael V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Inflation: Causes, Costs, and Current Status (open access)

Inflation: Causes, Costs, and Current Status

This report describes the causes, costs, and current status of inflation.
Date: February 28, 2008
Creator: Labonte, Marc & Makinen, Gali E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lighting Efficiency Standards in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007: Are Incandescent Light Bulbs “Banned”? (open access)
Mexico-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress (open access)

Mexico-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress

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Date: February 28, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Debt: Who Bears Its Burden? (open access)

The National Debt: Who Bears Its Burden?

This report provides background information regarding the burden of a national debt and statistical data. It discusses the national debt results, borrowing, and finance budget deficits.
Date: February 28, 2008
Creator: Labonte, Marc & Makinen, Gail E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The President’s Management Agenda: A Brief Introduction (open access)

The President’s Management Agenda: A Brief Introduction

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Date: February 28, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Quorum Requirements in the Senate: Committee and Chamber (open access)

Quorum Requirements in the Senate: Committee and Chamber

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Date: February 28, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unauthorized Aliens Residing in the United States: Estimates Since 1986 (open access)

Unauthorized Aliens Residing in the United States: Estimates Since 1986

This report presents data estimating the number of unauthorized aliens who have been living in the United States since 1986. There have been a variety of estimates of the unauthorized resident alien population over this period, sometimes with substantially different results.
Date: February 28, 2008
Creator: Wasem, Ruth Ellen
System: The UNT Digital Library
The United Kingdom: Issues for the United States (open access)

The United Kingdom: Issues for the United States

This report assesses the current state of U.S.-UK relations. It examines the pressures confronting London as it attempts to balance its interests between the United States and the EU, and the prospects for the future of the U.S.-UK partnership, especially in the unfolding Brown era. It also describes UK views on political, security, and economic issues of particular importance to the United States, and their implications for U.S. policy that may be of interest in the second session of the 110th Congress.
Date: February 28, 2008
Creator: Archick, Kristin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Brazil-U.S. Relations (open access)

Brazil-U.S. Relations

This report analysis Brazil's political, economic, and social conditions, and how those conditions affect its role in the world and its relationship with the United States.
Date: February 28, 2007
Creator: Ribando, Clare M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Child Welfare: Enactment of the Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-288) (open access)

Child Welfare: Enactment of the Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-288)

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Date: February 28, 2007
Creator: Stoltzfus, Emilie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Election Reform: Issues and Legislative Proposals in the 109th Congress (open access)

Election Reform: Issues and Legislative Proposals in the 109th Congress

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Date: February 28, 2007
Creator: Fischer, Eric A. & Coleman, Kevin J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Laws: Summaries of Major Statutes Administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (open access)

Environmental Laws: Summaries of Major Statutes Administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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Date: February 28, 2007
Creator: Fletcher, Susan R.; Copeland, Claudia; Luther, Linda; McCarthy, James E.; Reisch, Mark; Schierow, Linda-Jo et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Private Immigration Legislation (open access)

Private Immigration Legislation

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Date: February 28, 2007
Creator: Lee, Margaret Mikyung
System: The UNT Digital Library
Quarantine and Isolation: Selected Legal Issues Relating to Employment (open access)

Quarantine and Isolation: Selected Legal Issues Relating to Employment

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Date: February 28, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tracking Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Resources (open access)

Tracking Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Resources

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Date: February 28, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unauthorized Aliens Residing in the United States: Estimates Since 1986 (open access)

Unauthorized Aliens Residing in the United States: Estimates Since 1986

This report presents data estimating the number of unauthorized aliens who have been living in the United States since 1986. This report is limited to data analyses of the Current Population Survey (CPS) conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics so that there is a basic standard of comparison over time.
Date: February 28, 2007
Creator: Wasem, Ruth Ellen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Veterans’ Medical Care: FY2007 Appropriations (open access)

Veterans’ Medical Care: FY2007 Appropriations

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Date: February 28, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library