Military Pay and Benefits: Key Questions and Answers (open access)

Military Pay and Benefits: Key Questions and Answers

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Date: July 13, 2005
Creator: Goldich, Robert L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Israel: Background and Relations with the United States (open access)

Israel: Background and Relations with the United States

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Date: July 25, 2005
Creator: Migdalovitz, Carol
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chemical Facility Security (open access)

Chemical Facility Security

Facilities handling large amounts of potentially hazardous chemical (i.e., chemical facilities) might be of interest to terrorists, either as targets for direct attacks meant to release chemicals into the community or as a source of chemicals for use elsewhere. For any individual facility, the risk is very small, but the risks may be increasing -- with potentially severe consequences for human health and the environment. Congress might choose to rely on existing efforts in the public and private sectors to improve chemical site security over time. Alternatively, Congress could expand existing environmental planning requirements for chemical facilities to require consideration of terrorism. Congress might also enact legislation to reduce risks, either by "hardening" defenses against terrorists or by requiring industries to consider use of safer chemicals, procedures, or processes.
Date: July 29, 2005
Creator: Schierow, Linda-Jo
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq:  U.S. Military Operations (open access)

Iraq: U.S. Military Operations

Iraq’s chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons programs, together with Iraqi long-range missile development and support for al-Queda terrorism, were the primary justifications put forward for military action. On March 17, 2003, President Bush issued an ultimatum demanding that Saddam Hussein and his sons depart from Iraq within 48 hours. On March 19, offensive operations began with air strikes against Iraqi leadership positions. By April 15, after 27 days of operations, coalition forces were in relative control of all major Iraqi cities and Iraqi political and military leadership had disintegrated. On May 1, 2003, President Bush declared an end to major combat operations. There was no use of chemical or biological (CB)weapons, and no CB or nuclear weapons stockpiles or production facilities have been found.
Date: July 5, 2005
Creator: Bowman, Steven R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Summary of U.S. Forces (open access)

Iraq: Summary of U.S. Forces

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Date: July 18, 2005
Creator: Carter, Linwood B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy DD(X), CG(X), and LCS Ship Acquisition Programs: Oversight Issues and Options for Congress (open access)

Navy DD(X), CG(X), and LCS Ship Acquisition Programs: Oversight Issues and Options for Congress

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Date: July 29, 2005
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
"Bunker Busters": Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator Issues, FY2005 and FY2006 (open access)

"Bunker Busters": Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator Issues, FY2005 and FY2006

The Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator (RNEP) program has been the most controversial nuclear weapon program in Congress for the last several years. Supporters argue that it is needed to attack hard and deeply buried targets (such as leadership bunkers) in countries of concern, thereby deterring or defeating challenges from such nations; critics assert that RNEP would lower the threshold for use of nuclear weapons and prompt other nations to develop nuclear weapons to deter U.S. attack. This report presents a brief technical background on RNEP, then discusses the history of RNEP in Congress and the Administration for the FY2005 and FY2006 budget cycles.
Date: July 6, 2005
Creator: Medalia, Jonathan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Millennium Challenge Account: Implementation of a New U.S. Foreign Aid Initiative (open access)

Millennium Challenge Account: Implementation of a New U.S. Foreign Aid Initiative

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Date: July 1, 2005
Creator: Nowels, Larry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense: FY2006 Authorization and Appropriations (open access)

Defense: FY2006 Authorization and Appropriations

This report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress considers each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Defense. It summarizes the status of the bill, its scope, major issues, funding levels, and related congressional activity, and is updated as events warrant. The report lists the key CRS staff relevant to the issues covered and related CRS products.
Date: July 8, 2005
Creator: Daggett, Stephen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Libraries and the USA PATRIOT Act (open access)

Libraries and the USA PATRIOT Act

This report discusses how and when the USA PATRIOT ACT P.L. 107-56 applies to libraries and bookstores under Section 215 of the Foreign Surveillance Intelligence Act. The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence planned legislation to permanently rework Section 215 which was set to expire on December 31, 2005. Updated July 6, 2005.
Date: July 6, 2005
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
India: Chronology of Recent Events (open access)

India: Chronology of Recent Events

This report provides a reverse chronology of recent events involving India and India - U.S relations.
Date: July 13, 2005
Creator: Kronstadt, K. Alan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Operations (House)/State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (Senate):  FY2006 Appropriations (open access)

Foreign Operations (House)/State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (Senate): FY2006 Appropriations

This report is a guide to one of the regular appropriations bills that Congress considers each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House Subcommittee on Foreign Operations and the Senate Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs. It summarizes the status of the bill, its scope, major issues, funding levels, and related congressional activity.
Date: July 1, 2005
Creator: Nowels, Larry & Epstein, Susan B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
SCHIP Financing: Funding Projections and State Redistribution Issues (open access)

SCHIP Financing: Funding Projections and State Redistribution Issues

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Date: July 6, 2005
Creator: Peterson, Chris L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Base Closures: Redevelopment Assistance Programs (open access)

Military Base Closures: Redevelopment Assistance Programs

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Date: July 1, 2005
Creator: Webel, Baird
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Base Closures and Affected Defense Department Civil Service Employees (open access)

Military Base Closures and Affected Defense Department Civil Service Employees

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Date: July 22, 2005
Creator: Brass, Clinton T. & Schwemle, Barbara L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Trade Deficit and the Impact of Rising Oil Prices (open access)

U.S. Trade Deficit and the Impact of Rising Oil Prices

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Date: July 22, 2005
Creator: Jackson, James K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Passenger Rail Security: Overview of Issues (open access)

Passenger Rail Security: Overview of Issues

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Date: July 8, 2005
Creator: Peterman, David Randall
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Terrorism Risk Insurance: An Overview (open access)

Terrorism Risk Insurance: An Overview

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Date: July 1, 2005
Creator: Webel, Baird
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Defense Food Procurement: Background and Status (open access)

Department of Defense Food Procurement: Background and Status

In an effort to reduce costs, adopt commercial practices, and gain technological advantages, the DOD Food Policy Council directed the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP) to establish a common food management system. Under DLA, DSCP is the inventory control point for food, clothing, textiles, medicines, medical equipment, general and industrial supplies and services for the military, their eligible dependents, and other non-DOD customers worldwide; under DSCP, the Subsistence Directorate serves as the operational manager for all food operations. This report will describe the origin, authority, policy, and military food acquisition process.
Date: July 12, 2005
Creator: Grasso, Valerie Bailey
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Supreme Court Appointment Process: Roles of the President, Judiciary Committee, and Senate (open access)

Supreme Court Appointment Process: Roles of the President, Judiciary Committee, and Senate

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Date: July 6, 2005
Creator: Rutkus, Denis Steven
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
H.R. 2830: The Pension Protection Act of 2005 (open access)

H.R. 2830: The Pension Protection Act of 2005

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Date: July 15, 2005
Creator: Purcell, Patrick J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Potential Distributional Effects of the Alternative Minimum Tax (open access)

The Potential Distributional Effects of the Alternative Minimum Tax

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Date: July 19, 2005
Creator: Esenwein, Gregg A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Welfare Reauthorization: Overview of the Issues (open access)

Welfare Reauthorization: Overview of the Issues

In 2003, 12.3 million children lived in families with incomes below the poverty line (a 17.2% child poverty rate). Research has shown that poverty can have negative consequences on a child’s development. Children depend upon their parents for support, and most of the recent policy attention has focused on initiatives to move poor parents (mostly single mothers) from welfare to work and on reducing welfare dependency.
Date: July 1, 2005
Creator: Falk, Gene; Gish, Melinda & Solomon-Fears, Carmen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Technology Transfer: Use of Federally Funded Research and Development (open access)

Technology Transfer: Use of Federally Funded Research and Development

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Date: July 1, 2005
Creator: Schacht, Wendy H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library