Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Highlighted Actions and Issues (open access)

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Highlighted Actions and Issues

This report highlights actions taken and issues raised as a result of the April 20, 2010, explosion on the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig, and the resulting oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Readers can access more extensive discussions in various CRS reports, identified at the end of this report.
Date: September 13, 2010
Creator: Hagerty, Curry L. & Ramseur, Jonathan L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues (open access)

China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues

This report discusses the security problem of China’s role in weapons proliferation and issues related to the U.S. policy response since the mid-1990s. China has taken some steps to mollify U.S. and other foreign concerns about its role in weapons proliferation.
Date: September 13, 2010
Creator: Kan, Shirley A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electoral College Reform: 111th Congress Proposals and Other Current Developments (open access)

Electoral College Reform: 111th Congress Proposals and Other Current Developments

This report examines and analyzes alternative proposals for change within the electoral college, presents pro and con arguments, and identifies and analyzes 111th Congress proposals and contemporary alternative reform developments.
Date: September 13, 2010
Creator: Neale, Thomas H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Veterans Affairs: Presumptive Service Connection and Disability Compensation (open access)

Veterans Affairs: Presumptive Service Connection and Disability Compensation

The purpose of this report is to examine the very complex and sometimes controversial policy issue of establishing presumptive service connection. The material in it is based in large part on VA's "Analysis of Presumptions of Service Connection," and IOM's "Improving the Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process for Veterans" reports.
Date: September 13, 2010
Creator: Panangala, Sidath Viranga; Scott, Christine; Weimer, Douglas R.; Moulta-Ali, Umar & Nichols, James E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Section 202 and Other HUD Rental Housing Programs for Low-Income Elderly Residents (open access)

Section 202 and Other HUD Rental Housing Programs for Low-Income Elderly Residents

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Date: September 13, 2010
Creator: Perl, Libby
System: The UNT Digital Library