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Israel and the Palestinians: Prospects for a Two-State Solution. January 2010
This report reviews the prospects of a two-state solution in the context of possible signs of progress and doubts raised in U.S., Israeli, Palestinian, and international circles.
Date:
January 8, 2010
Creator:
Zanotti, Jim
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Disaster Assistance
This report discusses several programs offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help farmers recover financially from natural disasters, including drought and floods. All the programs have permanent authorization, and only one requires a federal disaster designation (the emergency loan program). Most programs receive funding amounts that are "such sums as necessary" and are not subject to annual discretionary appropriations.
Date:
January 8, 2010
Creator:
Shields, Dennis A. & Chite, Ralph M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
North Korea's Nuclear Weapons: Technical Issues
This report summarizes what is known from open sources about the North Korean nuclear weapons program -- including weapons-usable fissile material and warhead estimates -- and assesses current developments in achieving denuclearization.
Date:
January 8, 2010
Creator:
Nikitin, Mary Beth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Noncitizen Eligibility and Verification Issues in the Health Care Reform Legislation
This report focuses on this nexus of immigration law and health care reform in the major health care reform bills that are receiving action.
Date:
January 8, 2010
Creator:
Wasem, Ruth Ellen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Palestinians: Background and U.S. Relations
This report provides an overview of current issues in U.S.-Palestinian relations. It also contains an overview of Palestinian society and politics and descriptions of key Palestinian individuals and groups--chiefly the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the Palestinian Authority (PA), Fatah, Hamas, and the Palestinian refugee population.
Date:
January 8, 2010
Creator:
Zanotti, Jim
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Security Assistance to the Palestinian Authority
Since shortly after the establishment of limited Palestinian self-rule in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the mid-1990s, the United States has periodically provided assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA) for civil security and counterterrorism purposes. This report examines this assistance and related obstacles and limitations moving forward.
Date:
January 8, 2010
Creator:
Zanotti, Jim
System:
The UNT Digital Library
CRS Issue Statement on Disaster Assistance and Recovery
This report discusses about specific topics about disaster assistance and recovery that might be explored by both 111th Congress and the administration. The Topics include: FEMA's Temporary Housing, Catastrophic disasters, Community Recovery Policy and FEMA staffing.
Date:
January 8, 2010
Creator:
McCarthy, Francis X.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Trade Remedies: A Primer
None
Date:
January 8, 2010
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Analysis of Private Health Insurance Provisions of H.R. 3962 and Senate-Passed H.R. 3590
None
Date:
January 8, 2010
Creator:
Peterson, Chris L.; Chaikind, Hinda Ripps; Fernandez, Bernadette; Morgan, Paulette C.; Mulvey, Janemarie; Newsom, Mark et al.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Arms Sales: Congressional Review Process
This report reviews the process and procedures that currently apply to congressional consideration of foreign arms sales proposed by the President. This includes consideration of proposals to sell major defense equipment, defense articles and services, or the re-transfer to third party nations of such military items.
Date:
January 8, 2010
Creator:
Grimmett, Richard F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI)
This report looks at the background and current status of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI), which was formed to increase international cooperation in interdicting shipments of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
Date:
January 8, 2010
Creator:
Nikitin, Mary Beth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians
This report describes issues related to U.S. aid provided to Palestine to support prevention/combating against terrorism, creating coexistence with Israel and self-governance, and meeting humanitarian needs. In includes introductory and historical background as well as in-depth analysis of the types of U.S. bilateral aid to Palestine, U.S. contributions to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the near East (UNRWA), and the issues involved in determining future aid.
Date:
January 8, 2010
Creator:
Zanotti, Jim
System:
The UNT Digital Library