Colombia: The Problem of Illegal Narcotics and U.S. - Colombian Relations (open access)

Colombia: The Problem of Illegal Narcotics and U.S. - Colombian Relations

The United States has long been concerned with Colombia as a major producer and trafficker of the illegal narcotics entering this country: first marijuana, then cocaine, and now also heroin. Colombia's drug trafficking business has been dominated by two cartels during the two decades in which cocaine trafficking became a major activity: first the Medellin cartel, which dominated during the 1980s and then the Cali cartel, which dominated during the early 1990s. With the arrests of the major Cali cartel leaders in the mid-1990s, independent traffickers have filled the void.
Date: May 11, 1998
Creator: Serafino, Nina M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Copyright Term Extension: Estimating the Economic Values (open access)

Copyright Term Extension: Estimating the Economic Values

This report considers proposals to extend the duration of copyrights by 20 years (as in H.R. 2589 and other bills) and related proposals to charge a fee to the owners in order to receive the extension. The method of analysis is economic rather than legal. The report reviews the basic economic principals involved in copyright law and gives rough estimates of the value of copyrights on books, music, and movies produced in the 1920s and 1930s — those that would be most immediately affected by an extension of copyright terms.
Date: May 11, 1998
Creator: Rappaport, Edward B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China's Changing Conditions (open access)

China's Changing Conditions

This report discusses congressional interest in the leadership change and economic transformation underway in China, which has grown substantially over the past two years. Leading congressional concerns focus on how economic conditions in China pose opportunities for U.S. enterprise and how the evolution of conditions in China foster U.S. security, economic, and political interests. Congressional concern with China grew in 1995 as a result of reports of the serious decline in the health of senior Chinese leader Deng Xiao-ping.
Date: May 11, 1995
Creator: Sutter, Robert G.; Kan, Shirley A. & Dumbaugh, Kerry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recent Tax Changes Affecting Installment Sales (open access)

Recent Tax Changes Affecting Installment Sales

On December 17, 1999, President Clinton signed the Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 (H.R. 1180; P.L. 106-170). This Act contained revenue provisions extending several popular tax benefits such as the work opportunity tax credit, the welfare to work tax credit, and the applicability of the nonrefundable personal tax credits to the individual alternative minimum tax. To pay for the extension of these tax benefits the Act also included several tax changes that increased revenue. Among these revenue offset provisions was a modification and limitation on the use of the installment method of reporting asset sales for taxpayers who normally use the accrual method of accounting.
Date: May 11, 2000
Creator: Esenwein, Gregg A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security Benefits for Noncitizens: Current Policy and Legislation (open access)

Social Security Benefits for Noncitizens: Current Policy and Legislation

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Date: May 11, 2005
Creator: Nuschler, Dawn & Siskin, Alison
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Ship Procurement: Alternative Funding Approaches - Background and Options for Congress (open access)

Navy Ship Procurement: Alternative Funding Approaches - Background and Options for Congress

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Date: May 11, 2005
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Force Aerial Refueling Methods:  Flying Boom versus Hose-and-Drogue (open access)

Air Force Aerial Refueling Methods: Flying Boom versus Hose-and-Drogue

Decisions on the composition of the Air Force aerial refueling fleet were made decades ago, when the primary mission was to refuel long-range strategic bombers. Modifications have been made to many of these tanker aircraft (KC-135s and KC-10s) to make them more effective in refueling fighter aircraft. This report, which will be updated, examines the balance between two different refueling methods in today’s refueling fleet — “flying boom” and “hose-and-drogue.”
Date: May 11, 2005
Creator: Bolkcom, Christopher & Klaus, Jon D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Ship Acquisition: Options for Lower-Cost Ship Designs - Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Ship Acquisition: Options for Lower-Cost Ship Designs - Issues for Congress

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Date: May 11, 2005
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Elections and New Government (open access)

Iraq: Elections and New Government

Elections for a transitional National Assembly, provincial councils, and a Kurdish regional assembly were held on January 30, 2005. High turnout in Shiite and Kurdish areas led to first- and second-place finishes for slates of these two communities, and they determined the composition of a new government inaugurated in May. See CRS Report RL31339, Iraq: U.S. Regime Change Efforts and Post-Saddam Governance.
Date: May 11, 2005
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Budget Process Reform: A Brief Overview (open access)

Federal Budget Process Reform: A Brief Overview

Sequestration--the automatic across-the-board cancellation of budgetary resources for the purpose of enforcing budgetary goals--was first established by the 1985 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act (Title II of P.L. 99-177). Section 254 of this act, as amended, provides a timetable for sequestration actions.
Date: May 11, 2005
Creator: Heniff, Bill, Jr. & Keith, Robert
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Copyright Protection of Digital Television:  The "Broadcast Flag" (open access)

Copyright Protection of Digital Television: The "Broadcast Flag"

This report addresses the adoption of a “broadcast flag” system by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to protect digital television (DTV) broadcasts from unauthorized redistribution. The report also addresses the recent decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversing and vacating the FCC’s broadcast flag report and order.
Date: May 11, 2005
Creator: Welborn, Angie A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal and State Authority to Regulate Radioactive Waste Disposal and Transportation (open access)

Federal and State Authority to Regulate Radioactive Waste Disposal and Transportation

There appears to be a growing controversy concerning whether a state has the authority to prevent the federal government from disposing of nuclear wastes within it and transporting nuclear wastes through it. Several states have statutes purporting to veto the federal government's action in these areas. This report investigates whether these state statutes may be unconstitutional and preempted by federal statutes and regulations.
Date: May 11, 1982
Creator: Seitzinger, Michael V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
United Nations Peacekeeping: Issues for Congress (open access)

United Nations Peacekeeping: Issues for Congress

A major issue facing the United Nations, the United States, and Congress concerning United Nations peacekeeping is the extent to which the United Nations has the capacity to restore or keep the peace in the changing world environment. Associated with this the issue is the expressed need for a reliable source of funding and other resources for peacekeeping and improved efficiencies of operation.
Date: May 11, 2006
Creator: Browne, Marjorie Ann
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pay Equity Legislation in the 109th Congress (open access)

Pay Equity Legislation in the 109th Congress

This report discusses the gender wage gap and the efforts to close the gap through acts, such as Equal Pay Act (EPA), and the work to strengthen anti-discrimination laws and add additional measures to ensure gender equality in the work force. The report discusses the opposition who believes the gap will close on its own as women continue to work their way up in the workforce.
Date: May 11, 2005
Creator: Dale, Charles V. & Levine, Linda
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. Monday, May 11, 1942 : week of May 1 to May 8

Text describes action on various war fronts: Navy announces victory -- End for Corregidor -- Rationing moves closer -- Japs push into China -- Marblehead limps in -- Stark for new fronts -- Iceland has its first air fight -- Army of 6,000,000 -- Launch four destroyers -- Anti-Axis move in Spain -- Army camps inspected -- Germans strike convoy -- Malta downs 154 planes -- Madagascar tip seized -- U.S. aids Middle East -- Nazi drive predicted -- RAF attacks roar on. Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Inset maps: Corregidor -- Madagascar. Includes photographs: Lt. Gen. Wainwright -- Maj. Gen. Brereton -- Navy raid on Marshall Islands in February -- Under Sec. Patterson -- Kearney destroyer -- Bombs being readied for planes -- Four-engined bomber flying somewhere in Europe -- Cavalry regiment changes mounts to speedy steel.
Date: May 11, 1942
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Policy: Conceptual Framework and Continuing Issues (open access)

Energy Policy: Conceptual Framework and Continuing Issues

In the spring of 2006, crude oil prices were exceeding $70/barrel (bbl) in response to tight markets and uncertainty over the security of world oil supply. A number of developments have placed additional pressure on world markets, including Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (in late August and late September 2005), the phaseout of the gasoline additive methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) and a renewable fuels mandate, and a continuing high and worldwide demand for oil. Energy policy issues for continuing interest include opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for leasing; Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards (CAFE) for passenger vehicles; improving U.S. energy infrastructure, including pipelines and refineries; seeking effective means to promote energy conservation using currently available technologies, and developing new technologies and alternative fuels.
Date: May 11, 2006
Creator: Bamberger, Robert
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Subcommittees: Assignment Process (open access)

House Subcommittees: Assignment Process

House rules, Republican Conference and Democratic Caucus rules, and individual committee rules all address the subcommittee assignment process, although to varying degrees. This report describes the assignment process for House Subcommittees.
Date: May 11, 2007
Creator: Schneider, Judy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to Samuel Knox Skinner - May 11, 2005] (open access)

[Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to Samuel Knox Skinner - May 11, 2005]

Letter from Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Skillman to Philip Coyle regarding Naval Support Activity at Crane. She outlines the importance of Crane and the justifications for leaving it operational.
Date: May 11, 2005
Creator: Skillman, Rebecca S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to Harold Gehman, Jr. - May 11, 2005] (open access)

[Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to Harold Gehman, Jr. - May 11, 2005]

Letter from Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Skillman to Harold Gehman, Jr. regarding Naval Support Activity at Crane. She outlines the importance of Crane and the justifications for leaving it operational.
Date: May 11, 2005
Creator: Skillman, Rebecca S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to James T. Hill - May 11, 2005] (open access)

[Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to James T. Hill - May 11, 2005]

Letter from Lieutenant Governor Rebecca S. Skillman to James T. Hill regarding Naval Support Activity at Crane, Indiana. She outlines the importance of Crane and the justifications for leaving it operational.
Date: May 11, 2005
Creator: Skillman, Rebecca S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to James V. Hansen - May 11, 2005] (open access)

[Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to James V. Hansen - May 11, 2005]

Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to James V.Hansen of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) regarding the attributes of Naval Support Activity at Crane, Indiana.
Date: May 11, 2005
Creator: Skillman, Rebecca S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to Susan Ellen Turner - May 11, 2005] (open access)

[Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to Susan Ellen Turner - May 11, 2005]

Letter from Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Skillman to Susan Ellen Turner regarding Naval Support Activity at Crane. She outlines the importance of Crane and the justifications for leaving it operational.
Date: May 11, 2005
Creator: Skillman, Rebecca S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to James H. Bilbray - May 11, 2005] (open access)

[Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to James H. Bilbray - May 11, 2005]

Letter from Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Skillman to James Bilbray regarding Naval Support Activity at Crane. She outlines the importance of Crane and the justifications for leaving it operational.
Date: May 11, 2005
Creator: Skillman, Rebecca S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to Lloyd Warren Newton - May 11, 2005] (open access)

[Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to Lloyd Warren Newton - May 11, 2005]

Letter from Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Skillman to Lloyd Newton regarding Naval Support Activity at Crane. She outlines the importance of Crane and the justifications for leaving it operational.
Date: May 11, 2005
Creator: Skillman, Rebecca S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library