Science and Technology Issues in the 113th Congress (open access)

Science and Technology Issues in the 113th Congress

This report briefly outlines an array of science and technology policy issues that may come before the 113th Congress.
Date: December 27, 2013
Creator: Gottron, Frank
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Crisis in South Sudan (open access)

The Crisis in South Sudan

This report provides an overview of the recent humanitarian situation in South Sudan. The United States is the largest provider of bilateral foreign assistance to South Sudan and a major financial contributor to international peacekeeping efforts there.
Date: December 27, 2013
Creator: Ploch Blanchard, Lauren
System: The UNT Digital Library
In Re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001: Claims Against Saudi Defendants Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) (open access)

In Re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001: Claims Against Saudi Defendants Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA)

This report summarizes the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) and jurisdiction in cases against foreign defendants and analyzes the court of appeals decision. It also discusses legislative efforts to address these issues(S. 1535 and H.R. 3143).
Date: December 27, 2013
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oman: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Oman: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy

This report describes the relationship between the United States and the Sultanate of Oman, especially with respect to Oman's support of U.S. efforts toward peace in the Middle East, the U.S. free trade agreement with Oman, and Oman's relatively close relations with Iran, the last of which seems incongruous with the other positive aspects of Oman's relationship with the U.S.
Date: December 27, 2013
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
System: The UNT Digital Library
Expiring Unemployment Insurance Provisions (open access)

Expiring Unemployment Insurance Provisions

Several key provisions related to extended federal unemployment benefits are temporary and, therefore, scheduled to expire.This report describes the consequences of these expirations for the financing and availability of unemployment benefits in states.The report also summarizes current legislative proposals to extend these expiring provision.
Date: December 27, 2013
Creator: Isaacs, Katelin P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD): FY2014 Appropriations (open access)

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD): FY2014 Appropriations

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Date: December 27, 2013
Creator: Perl, Libby; Peterman, David Randall & McCarty, Maggie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Prosecutorial Discretion in Immigration Enforcement: Legal Issues (open access)

Prosecutorial Discretion in Immigration Enforcement: Legal Issues

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Date: December 27, 2013
Creator: Manuel, Kate M. & Garvey, Todd
System: The UNT Digital Library