Overview of Labor Enforcement Issues in Free Trade Agreements (open access)

Overview of Labor Enforcement Issues in Free Trade Agreements

This report identifies two types of enforcement issues: (1) those that relate to the Free Trade Agreements (FTA) provisions themselves, including their definitions and their enforceability, and (2) those that relate to executive branch responsibilities, such as resource availability and determining dispute settlement case priorities.
Date: February 29, 2008
Creator: Bolle, Mary Jane
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. International HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Spending: FY2004-FY2008 (open access)

U.S. International HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Spending: FY2004-FY2008

This report reviews U.S. appropriations for treatment and prevention of the three diseases, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) from FY2004 through FY2008.
Date: February 29, 2008
Creator: Salaam-Blyther, Tiaji
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Immigration Policy on Permanent Admissions (open access)

U.S. Immigration Policy on Permanent Admissions

This report discusses the four major principles underlie current U.S. policy on permanent immigration: the reunification of families, the admission of immigrants with needed skills, the protection of refugees, and the diversity of admissions by country of origin.
Date: February 29, 2008
Creator: Wasem, Ruth Ellen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007, Title VII of H.R. 3221: Summary and Discussion of Oil and Gas Provisions (open access)

Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007, Title VII of H.R. 3221: Summary and Discussion of Oil and Gas Provisions

This report discusses the energy development reform and energy production from public lands.
Date: February 29, 2008
Creator: Humphries, Marc
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pipeline Safety and Security: Federal Programs (open access)

Pipeline Safety and Security: Federal Programs

This report discusses the United States pipeline networks and their security. The 109th Congress passed the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-468) to improve pipeline safety and security practices, and to reauthorize the federal Office of Pipeline Safety.
Date: February 29, 2008
Creator: Parfomak, Paul W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Environmental Policy Act: Background and Implementation (open access)

The National Environmental Policy Act: Background and Implementation

This report discusses the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) including its history, its provisions, and the evolution of its implementation; it also provides an overview of how agencies implement NEPA's requirements.
Date: February 29, 2008
Creator: Luther, Linda
System: The UNT Digital Library