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Softwood Lumber Imports from Canada: Issues and Events
This report provides a concise historical account of the dispute over softwood lumber imports from Canada, summarizes the subsidy and injury evidence, and discusses current issues and events.
Date:
March 22, 2006
Creator:
Gorte, Ross W. & Grimmett, Jeanne J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Terrorism and National Security: Issues and Trends
This report includes information regarding background and the United States policy response to terrorism and national security.
Date:
March 9, 2006
Creator:
Perl, Raphael F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
National Park Management
This report discusses issues in National Park management. The 109th Congress is considering legislation and conducting oversight on National Park Service (NPS) related topics. The Administration is addressing park issues through budgetary, regulatory, and other actions.
Date:
March 15, 2006
Creator:
Vincent, Carol H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Act Issues in the 109th Congress
This report discusses major decisions on clean air issues facing the courts and the executive branch in 2006. One focus will be EPA's recent proposal to strengthen air quality standards for fine particles. Other issues of continuing interest are EPA's 2005 decisions limiting interstate transport of air pollution and establishing cap-and-trade systems for emissions from coal fired power plants, and the agency's proposed changes to New Source Review.
Date:
March 21, 2006
Creator:
McCarthy, James E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lands and National Forests
This brief focuses on several issues affecting Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Forest Service (FS) lands that are of interest to the 109th Congress, and does not comprehensively cover issues primarily affecting other federal lands.
Date:
March 20, 2006
Creator:
Gorte, Ross W. & Vincent, Carol H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Water Resources Development Act (WRDA): Army Corps of Engineers Authorization Issues in the 109th Congress
The Corps is a federal agency in the Department of Defense with military and civilian responsibilities. At the direction of Congress, the Corps plans, builds, operates, and maintains a wide range of water resources facilities in U.S. states and territories.
Date:
March 13, 2006
Creator:
Carter, Nicole T.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Safe Drinking Water Act: Implementation and Issues
This report discusses key drinking water issues in the 109th Congress, including problems caused by specific contaminants, such as methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) and perchlorate, as well as the related issue of the appropriate federal role in providing financial assistance for water infrastructure projects.
Date:
March 20, 2006
Creator:
Tiemann, Mary
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Space Launch Vehicles: Government Activities, Commercial Competition, and Satellite Exports
This report various sides of the debate related to domestic launch services, such as satellite export issues, the development of new launch vehicles by the private sector, and whether tax incentives or loan guarantees should be created for companies attempting to develop lower-cost launch vehicles.
Date:
March 20, 2006
Creator:
Behrens, Carl E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
AIDS in Africa
This report discusses the AIDS issues in Africa and the Bush administration call to double U.S. international funding for AIDS.
Date:
March 9, 2006
Creator:
Cook, Nicholas
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Jordan: U.S. Relations and Bilateral Issues
This report includes information regarding United States relations and bilateral issues with Jordan. The war on terrorism, Jordan's role in peace negotiations, and trade issues are among topics discussed in this report.
Date:
March 14, 2006
Creator:
Prados, Alfred B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Campaign Finance
This report discusses the concerns over financing federal elections campaigns in the aspect of our political system.
Date:
March 23, 2006
Creator:
Cantor, Joseph E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Industrial Competitiveness and Technological Advancement: Debate Over Government Policy
This document includes discussion of the debate over government policy regarding industrial competitiveness and technological advancement. Technology and competitiveness, federal roles, and various approaches are among topics mentioned in this report.
Date:
March 2, 2006
Creator:
Schacht, Wendy H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
United Nations System Funding: Congressional Issues
None
Date:
March 30, 2006
Creator:
Browne, Marjorie Ann & Bite, Vita
System:
The UNT Digital Library
United Nations Peacekeeping: Issues for Congress
This report includes information regarding issues for Congress related United Nations peacekeeping and recent developments, background, funding, and various proposals
Date:
March 30, 2006
Creator:
Browne, Marjorie Ann
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Protection Issues in the 109th Congress
This report provides an overview of key environmental issues receiving attention in the 109th Congress.
Date:
March 10, 2006
Creator:
Fletcher, Susan R. & Isler, Margaret
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Political Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests
None
Date:
March 10, 2006
Creator:
Nichol, Jim
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Central Asia: Regional Developments and Implication for U.S. Interests
This report contains the regional developments and implications for U.S. interests in central Asia.
Date:
March 10, 2006
Creator:
Nichol, Jim
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Military Pay and Benefits: Key Questions and Answers
This report includes background and summary of military pay and benefits. Several questions are outlined with backing information in the analysis portion of this report.
Date:
March 14, 2006
Creator:
Henning, Charles A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Campaign Finance
Concerns over financing federal elections have become a seemingly perennial aspect of our political system, long centered on the enduring issues of high campaign costs and reliance on interest groups for needed campaign funds. This report contains a summary of campaign finance, recent developments, the evolution of the current system, campaign finance practices and related issues, perceived loopholes in current law, policy options, legislative actions of the 108th and 109th Congresses, and related materials.
Date:
March 31, 2006
Creator:
Cantor, Joseph E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Western Water Resource Issues
For more than a century, the federal government has constructed water resource projects for a variety of purposes, including flood control, navigation, power generation, and irrigation. Growing population and changing values have increased demands on water supplies and river systems, resulting in water use and management conflicts throughout the country, particularly in the West, where the population is expected to increase 30% in the next 20-25 years. Debate over western water resources revolves around the issue of how best to plan for and manage the use of this renewable, yet sometimes scarce and increasingly sought after, resource. The 109th Congress is considering a number of bills on western water issues, including title transfer, water recycling, and rural water supply legislation, as well as Indian water rights settlement legislation.
Date:
March 8, 2006
Creator:
Cody, Betsy A. & Sheikh, Pervaze A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Gasoline Prices: New Legislation and Proposals
This report discusses policy options for Congress regarding gas prices. The high price of gasoline was an important consideration during the debate on major energy legislation, which ended August 8 as the President signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005, H.R. 6 (P.L. 109-58). However, prices continued to surge, spiking at the end of August when Hurricane Katrina shut down refining operations in the Gulf of Mexico. The continuing crisis renewed attention to some issues that were dropped or compromised in the debate over P.L. 109-58. A large number of factors combined to put pressure on gasoline prices, including increased world demand for crude oil and U.S. refinery capacity inadequate to supply gasoline to a recovering national economy. The war and continued violence in Iraq added uncertainty and a threat of supply disruption that added pressure particularly to the commodity futures markets.
Date:
March 3, 2006
Creator:
Behrens, Carl E. & Glover, Carol
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Global Climate Change
This report briefly reviews the status of climate science, international negotiations, and congressional activity focused specifically on climate change.
Date:
March 21, 2006
Creator:
Justus, John R. & Fletcher, Susan R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Trade Issues
U.S.-China economic ties have expanded substantially over the past several years. China is now the third largest U.S. trading partner, its second largest source of imports, and its fourth largest export market. However, U.S.-China commercial ties have been strained by a number of issues, including a surging U.S. trade deficit with China, China's refusal to float its currency, and failure to fully comply with its World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments, especially its failure to provide protection for U.S. intellectual property rights (IPR). This report explores these issues in detail, especially concerning the lack of protection for U.S. IPR.
Date:
March 21, 2006
Creator:
Morrison, Wayne M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library