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Energy Star Lighting Verification Program Semi-Annual Report
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An Industrial-Based Consortium to Develop Premium Carbon Products from Coal Annual Report
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Development of Continuous Solvent Extraction Processes for Coal Derived Carbon Products Quarterly Report
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108th Congress
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Activities to Support Establishment of a Sea Floor Monitoring Station Project Progress Report
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Israel: Background and Relations with the United States
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Date:
March 16, 2006
Creator:
Migdalovitz, Carol
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Military Retirement: Major Legislative Issues
None
Date:
March 14, 2006
Creator:
Henning, Charles A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
United Nations System Funding: Congressional Issues
None
Date:
March 9, 2006
Creator:
Bite, Vita
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Lebanon
This report provides background information and analysis on Lebanon. It discusses the political situation and its relation with U.S.
Date:
March 16, 2006
Creator:
Prados, Alfred B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
United Nations Peacekeeping: Issues for Congress
None
Date:
March 6, 2006
Creator:
Browne, Marjorie Ann
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Middle East Peace Talks
This report discusses the Middle East peace talks, including the new peace process with the most recent developments,and the war against terrorism.
Date:
March 16, 2006
Creator:
Migdalovitz, Carol
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Syria: U.S. Relations and Bilateral Issues
None
Date:
March 13, 2006
Creator:
Prados, Alfred B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tactical Aircraft Modernization: Issues for Congress
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Date:
March 16, 2006
Creator:
Bolkcom, Christopher
System:
The UNT Digital Library
India-U.S. Relations
This report discusses issues regarding contemporary relations between India and the U.S. Continuing U.S. interest in South Asia focuses on ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan, a problem rooted in unfinished business from the 1947 Partition and competing claims to the Kashmir region. The United States also seeks to curtail the proliferation of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles in South Asia. U.S. concerns about human rights issues related to regional dissidence and separatism in several Indian states also continue.
Date:
March 10, 2006
Creator:
Kronstadt, K. Alan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pakistan-U.S. Relations
None
Date:
March 6, 2006
Creator:
Kronstadt, K. Alan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
China's Economic Conditions
China’s economy continues to be a concern to U.S. policymakers. On the one hand, China’s economic growth presents huge opportunities for U.S. exporters. On the other hand, the surge in Chinese exports to the United States has put competitive pressures on many U.S. industries. Many U.S. policymakers have argued that greater efforts should be made to pressure China to fully implement its WTO commitments and to change various economic policies deemed harmful to U.S. economic interests, such as its currency peg and its use of subsidies to support its SOEs. In addition, recent bids by Chinese state-owned firms to purchase various U.S. firms have raised concerns among Members over the impact such acquisitions could have on U.S. national and economic security.
Date:
March 17, 2006
Creator:
Morrison, Wayne M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Homosexuals and U.S. Military Policy: Current Issues
This report discusses policy towards homosexuals in the U.S. military service. In 1993, new laws and regulations pertaining to homosexuals and U.S. military service came into effect reflecting a compromise in policy. This compromise, colloquially referred to as “don’t ask, don’t tell,” holds that the presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion which are the essence of military capability. Service members are not to be asked about nor allowed to discuss their homosexuality. This compromise notwithstanding, the issue has remained politically contentious.
Date:
March 13, 2006
Creator:
Burrelli, David F. & Dale, Charles V.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
The United States and its allies are helping Afghanistan emerging from more than 22 years of warfare, although substantial risk to Afghan stability remains. Before the U.S. military campaign against the orthodox Islamist Taliban movement began on October 7, 2001, Afghanistan had been mired in conflict since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. The defeat of the Taliban has enabled the United States and its coalition partners to send forces throughout Afghanistan to search for Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters and leaders that remain at large, including Osama bin Laden. As the war against remaining Al Qaeda and Taliban elements winds down, the United States is shifting its military focus toward stabilizing the interim government, including training a new Afghan national army, and supporting the international security force (ISAF) that is helping the new government provide security.
Date:
March 17, 2006
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: U.S. Regime Change Efforts and Post-Saddam Governance
Operation Iraqi Freedom succeeded in overthrowing Saddam Hussein, but Iraq remains violent and unstable because of Sunni Arab resentment and a related insurgency, as well as increasing sectarian violence. According to its November 30, 2005, “Strategy for Victory,” the Bush Administration indicates that U.S. forces will remain in Iraq until the country is able to provide for its own security and does not serve as a host for radical Islamic terrorists. This report discusses the background of the issue and examines several security challenges, response, and other policy options for the U.S.
Date:
March 7, 2006
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
DOD's National Security Personnel System: Statute, Regulations, and Implementation Plans
This report discusses each of the provisions in Title XI of P.L. 108-136 and plans to implement the law. Title XI of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2004, P.L. 108-136, includes provisions on a National Security Personnel System (NSPS) for the Department of Defense (DOD) and provisions on personnel management that are applicable government-wide. The law was enacted on November 24, 2003.
Date:
March 16, 2006
Creator:
Schwemle, Barbara L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales Since 1990
None
Date:
March 21, 2006
Creator:
Kan, Shirley A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Women in Iraq: Background and Issues for U.S. Policy
The issue of women’s rights in Iraq has taken on new relevance, following the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, efforts to reconstruct Iraq, and recent elections for a Transitional National Assembly (TNA). Over the past three years, the Bush Administration has reiterated its interest in ensuring that Iraqi women participate in politics and ongoing reconstruction efforts in Iraq. There has also been a widening debate regarding the extent to which the U.S.-led reconstruction efforts have been able to enhance women’s rights in Iraq and encourage their participation in Iraq’s governing institutions.
Date:
March 13, 2006
Creator:
Pina, Aaron D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Farm Labor Shortages and Immigration Policy
This report first explains the connection made over the past several years between farm labor and immigration policies. It next examines the composition of the seasonal agricultural labor force and presents the arguments of grower and farmworker advocates concerning its adequacy relative to employer demand. The report closes with an analysis of the trends in employment, unemployment, time worked and wages of authorized and unauthorized farmworkers to determine whether they are consistent with the existence of a nationwide shortage of domestically available farmworkers.
Date:
March 29, 2006
Creator:
Levine, Linda
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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:
March 24, 2006
Creator:
Schierow, Linda-Jo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Treatment of "Battlefield Detainees" in the War on Terrorism
None
Date:
March 27, 2006
Creator:
Elsea, Jennifer K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Material Support of Terrorists and Foreign Terrorist Organizations: Sunset Amendments
None
Date:
March 17, 2006
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy DD(X), CG(X), and LCS Ship Acquisition Programs: Oversight Issues and Options for Congress
None
Date:
March 7, 2006
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Military Medical Care Services: Questions and Answers
None
Date:
March 23, 2006
Creator:
Best, Richard A., Jr.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Nuclear Cooperation with India: Issues for Congress
None
Date:
March 3, 2006
Creator:
Squassoni, Sharon
System:
The UNT Digital Library