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Expiring Unemployment Insurance Provisions
This report discusses several key provisions related to extended federal unemployment benefits that 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. It also summarizes the last three laws that have extended these expiring provisions: P.L. 112-240, P.L. 112-96, and P.L. 112-78.
Date:
October 30, 2013
Creator:
Isaacs, K. P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Unemployment Insurance: Consequences of Changes in State Unemployment Compensation Laws
This report analyzes several types of recent changes to state Unemployment Compensation (UC) programs. Three categories of UC state law issues are considered: (1) changes in the duration of state UC unemployment benefits; (2) changes in the UC weekly benefit amount; and (3) the enactment into state law of two trigger options for the Extended Benefit (EB) program.
Date:
October 30, 2013
Creator:
Isaacs, Katelin P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Burma's Political Prisoners and U.S. Sanctions
This report discusses the current issues in Burma (Myanmar) in regards to political prisoners and the resulting U.S. sanctions against the nation. It includes an introduction and definitions; information about current estimates of prisoners and prisoner releases; the relation of political prisoners, parliamentary elections and national reconciliation; and U.S. sanctions and U.S. efforts regarding political prisoners, as well as relevant issues for Congress to consider.
Date:
October 30, 2013
Creator:
Martin, Michael F.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 113th Congress: A Profile
This report presents a profile of the membership of the 113th Congress (2013-2014). Statistical information is included on selected characteristics of Members, including data on party affiliation, average age, occupation, education, length of congressional service, religious affiliation, gender, ethnicity, foreign births, and military service.
Date:
October 31, 2013
Creator:
Manning, Jennifer E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Budget Reconciliation Process: Timing of Legislative Action
This report discusses the budget reconciliation process that has been one of the chief tools used by Congress during the period covering from 1980 to the present to implement major changes in budget policy. Following a brief overview of the budget reconciliation process, this report provides information on the timing of House and Senate action on reconciliation measures.
Date:
October 24, 2013
Creator:
Lynch, Megan S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, focusing particularly on the influence of the Taliban and other militant groups and on the leadership of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. This report also discusses the U.S.-Afghanistan relationship, in both the short and long term, and U.S. efforts under the Obama Administration to provide military, reconstructive, and stabilization aid.
Date:
October 23, 2013
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Commercial Filming and Photography on Federal Lands
This report discusses the requirements of commercial filming and photography in federal lands, such as national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, ranges, and other landscapes are popular locations for motion pictures and commercial photography
Date:
October 30, 2013
Creator:
Comay, Laura B.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Social Security: What Would Happen If the Trust Funds Ran Out?
This report explains what the Social Security trust funds are and how they work. It describes the historical operations of the trust funds and the Social Security trustees' projections of future operations. It explains what could happen if Congress allowed the trust funds to run out. It also analyzes two scenarios that assume Congress waits until the moment of insolvency to act, showing the magnitude of benefit cuts or tax increases needed and how such changes would affect beneficiaries.
Date:
October 21, 2013
Creator:
Scott, Christine
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Background, Funding, and Activities
This report discusses the federal government's role in the country's information technology (IT) research and development (R&D) activities. The government's support of IT R&D began because it had an important interest in creating computers and software that would be capable of addressing the problems and issues the government needed to solve and study.
Date:
October 22, 2013
Creator:
Figliola, Patricia Moloney
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues
This report reviews the ongoing programs that will affect the expected size and shape of the U.S. strategic nuclear force structure. It begins with an overview of this force structure during the Cold War, and summarizes the reductions and changes that have occurred since 1991. It then offers details about each category of delivery vehicle--land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), submarine launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) and heavy bombers--focusing on their current deployments and ongoing and planned modernization programs. The report concludes with a discussion of issues related to decisions about the future size and shape of the U.S. strategic nuclear force.
Date:
October 22, 2013
Creator:
Woolf, Amy F.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and Issues for Congress
Report that discusses the funding for the growth of the Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) program. The Aegis BMD program, which is carried out by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Navy, gives Navy Aegis cruisers and destroyers a capability for conducting BMD operations.
Date:
October 25, 2012
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Chairs: Considerations, Decisions, and Actions as One Congress Ends and a New Congress Begins
Report that addresses some of the critical matters a House committee chair confronts from the time of the early organization meetings in November to approximately the spring district work-period in March or April.
Date:
October 25, 2012
Creator:
Schneider, Judy & Koempel, Michael L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the Senate Floor
Report that describes the well-established routine that occurs on the opening day of a new Congress.
Date:
October 31, 2012
Creator:
Schneider, Judy & Koempel, Michael L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Trends and Current Issues
Report that provides a brief overview of how foreign investments can affect the U.S.
Date:
October 26, 2012
Creator:
Jackson, James K.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tax-Advantaged Accounts for Health Care Expenses: Side-by-Side Comparison, 2013
This report provides brief summaries of the tax-exempt accounts and compares them with respect to eligibility, contribution limits, use of funds, and other characteristics for tax year 2013. The report concludes with a brief discussion of the usage in these four accounts.
Date:
October 18, 2013
Creator:
Rapaport, Carol
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Peace Corps: Current Issues
Report regarding the President's annual funding request for the Peace Corps, efforts to reauthorize the Peace Corps, and related issues. Current issues include the extent to which there is available funding for Peace Corps expansion, whether the Peace Corps has the institutional capacity to expand, and whether volunteers are able to function in a safe and secure environment.
Date:
October 2, 2012
Creator:
Tarnoff, Curt
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy
This report describes the open economy and society of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as well as U.S. concern over proliferation of advanced technology due to said open economy and the UAE's lax export controls. This report describes these issues in relation to a recently-signed U.S.-UAE civilian nuclear agreement. It also provides a general description of the UAE's government and political structure, as well as the effects of the recent global economic downturn on the UAE in general and on the city of Dubai in particular.
Date:
October 17, 2013
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: An Economic Analysis
Report containing information regarding foreign direct investments, including the foreign acquisition of American firms.
Date:
October 26, 2012
Creator:
Jackson, James K.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Project BioShield Act: Issues for the 112th Congress
Report that provides a brief overview of the authorities established by the Project BioShield Act of 2004, discusses the availability of Project BioShield appropriations, identifies the medical countermeasures obtained through Project BioShield, reviews the relationship between Project BioShield and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), reviews policy issues and options faced by congressional policymakers, and reviews current Project BioShield-related legislation.
Date:
October 26, 2012
Creator:
Gottron, Frank
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Energy and Water Development: Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriations
Report that discusses the FY2012 budget for energy and water development as approved by Congress, including how the funding will be used.
Date:
October 23, 2012
Creator:
Behrens, Carl E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress
Report that provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Coast Guard's programs for procuring eight National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs).
Date:
October 31, 2012
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change and Existing Law: A Survey of Legal Issues Past, Present, and Future
Report that surveys existing law for legal issues that have arisen, or may arise in the future, on account of climate change and government responses thereto.
Date:
October 25, 2012
Creator:
Meltz, Robert
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Constitutionality of Retroactive Tax Legislation
Report that examines the constitutional provisions that might be implicated by retroactive tax legislation, including legislation that seems intended to punish past behavior.
Date:
October 25, 2012
Creator:
Lunder, Erika K.; Meltz, Robert & Thomas, Kenneth R.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Involvement in Flood Response and Flood Infrastructure Repair: Storm Sandy Recovery
Report regarding congressional efforts to structure federal actions and programs so they provide incentives to reduce flood risk without unduly infringing on private property rights or usurping local decision making.
Date:
October 31, 2012
Creator:
Carter, Nicole T.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library