501(c)(4)s and Campaign Activity: Analysis Under Tax and Campaign Finance Laws (open access)

501(c)(4)s and Campaign Activity: Analysis Under Tax and Campaign Finance Laws

This report discusses 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations, including the requirements necessary to maintain 501(c)(4) status and the requirements for annual reporting to the Internal Revenue Service and Federal Election Commission.
Date: May 17, 2013
Creator: Lunder, Erika K. & Whitaker, L. Paige
System: The UNT Digital Library
Background and Issues for Congressional Oversight of ARRA Broadband Awards (open access)

Background and Issues for Congressional Oversight of ARRA Broadband Awards

This report discusses the background and issues for congressional oversight of ARRA Broadband Awards
Date: May 17, 2013
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Defense's Use of Contractors to Support Military Operations: Background, Analysis, and Issues for Congress (open access)

Department of Defense's Use of Contractors to Support Military Operations: Background, Analysis, and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and identifies issues for Congress on the use of contractors to support military operations. DOD's extensive use of contractors poses several potential policy and oversight issues for Congress and has been the focus of numerous hearings. Congress' decisions on these issues could substantially affect the extent to which DOD relies on contractors in and is capable of planning for and overseeing contractors in future operations
Date: May 17, 2013
Creator: Schwartz, Moshe & Church, Jennifer
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: An Economic Analysis (open access)

Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: An Economic Analysis

Report that discusses the foreign direct investment in the United States that declined sharply after 2000, when a record $300 billion was invested in U.S. businesses and real estate.
Date: May 17, 2013
Creator: Jackson, James K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Public Health, Workforce, Quality, and Related Provisions in ACA: Summary and Timeline (open access)

Public Health, Workforce, Quality, and Related Provisions in ACA: Summary and Timeline

Report containing reference material regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) individual provisions at the time of enactment. This report -- one in a series of CRS products summarizing ACA that were issued after the law's enactment -- describes the law's workforce, public health, quality, and related provisions.
Date: May 17, 2013
Creator: Redhead, C. S. & Heisler, Elayne J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Trends and Current Issues (open access)

U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Trends and Current Issues

This report provides a brief overview of how foreign investments can affect the U.S.
Date: May 17, 2013
Creator: Jackson, James K.
System: The UNT Digital Library