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Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections
This fact sheet tracks the current heads of government in Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. It provides the dates of the last and next elections for the head of government and the national independence date for each country.
Date:
January 28, 2010
Creator:
Gomez-Granger, Julissa & Sullivan, Mark P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances
The first half of this report looks at the background of U.S. travel restrictions to Cuba over the last 40 years. The second half of this report looks at several initiatives from the 111th Congress that would ease U.S. travel restrictions to Cuba.
Date:
January 25, 2010
Creator:
Sullivan, Mark P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Budget Resolutions: Historical Information
None
Date:
January 29, 2010
Creator:
Heniff, Bill, Jr. & Murray, Justin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
CRS Issue Statement on the Clean Air Act and Air Quality Standards
This report discusses the Broad questions regarding the effectiveness of economic versus regulatory approaches to controlling air pollution and the role of federal versus state governments in controlling emissions.
Date:
January 4, 2010
Creator:
McCarthy, James E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Beginning and End of the Terms of United States Senators Chosen to Fill Senate Vacancies
Under the Constitution, the Rules of the Senate, statutory law, and consistent Senate practices, an individual elected to the United States Senate during a session of Congress to succeed an appointed Senator may begin his or her term of office upon receipt by the Senate of "credentials" in proper form from the state, and by taking the constitutionally required oath of office in open Senate session. The appointed Senator who is being succeeded remains in the office until the new "Senator-elect" is qualified (i.e. is sworn in and seated as a "Senator" by the Senate). This report details the formal and informal rules in such cases.
Date:
January 20, 2010
Creator:
Maskell, Jack
System:
The UNT Digital Library
CRS Issue Statement on Military Strategies and Force Structure
This report discusses about Military Strategies and force structure. It further discusses about military force structure that includes what types of ground forces and special operation units are required for current and future operations.
Date:
January 13, 2010
Creator:
Daggett, Stephen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Broadband Infrastructure Programs in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
This report is on Broadband Infrastructure Programs in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Date:
January 7, 2010
Creator:
Kruger, Lennard G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
CRS Issue Statement on Surface Transportation
This report discusses about Highway and transit program finance, transportation demand, system congestion, the physical condition of the nation's surface transportation infrastructure and highway safety.
Date:
January 6, 2010
Creator:
Mallett, William J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate
This report discusses the current debate over "net neutrality." While there is no single accepted definition of "net neutrality," most agree that any such definition should include the general principles that owners of the networks that compose and provide access to the Internet should not control how consumers lawfully use that network, and they should not be able to discriminate against content provider access to that network.
Date:
January 26, 2010
Creator:
Gilroy, Angele A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Access to Paper Currency by Visually Impaired Individuals: The American Council of the Blind v. Paulson
This report summarizes the details of The American Council of the Blind v. Paulson. The lawsuit occurred due to paper currency not being readily distinguishable by touch, which the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia held under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as discrimination against the blind. Finally, the report notes the implications for proposed solutions to the issue.
Date:
January 21, 2010
Creator:
Toland, Carol J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
WTO Doha Round: Implications for U.S. Agriculture
The Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations began in November 2001. From an agricultural viewpoint, the goal of the negotiations was to make progress simultaneously across the three pillars of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) Agricultural Agreement—domestic support, market access, and export competition—by building on the specific terms and conditions established during the previous Uruguay Round of negotiations. This report reviews the current status of agricultural negotiations for domestic support, market access, and export subsidies, and their potential implications for U.S. agriculture.
Date:
January 4, 2010
Creator:
Schnepf, Randy & Hanrahan, Charles E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
CRS Issue Statement on Disability Benefits
This report discusses about the Federal disability benefit programs that are primarily intended to provide a measure of income security to persons with disabilities by replacing some of the income lost due to their inability to work.
Date:
January 15, 2010
Creator:
Szymendera, Scott
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Housing for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS
This report discusses the creation of the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program, which was created to alleviate the difficulties that many individuals with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) have finding affordable, stable housing. It also looks at distributions of HOPWA funds, including eligibility and eligible uses for such funding.
Date:
January 21, 2010
Creator:
Perl, Libby
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables
This report contains information on the pay procedure and recent adjustments. It also contains historical information on the rate of pay for Members of Congress since 1789; the adjustments projected by the Ethics Reform Act as compared to actual adjustments in Member pay; details on past legislation enacted with language prohibiting the annual pay adjustment; and Member pay in constant and current dollars since 1992.
Date:
January 12, 2010
Creator:
Brudnick, Ida A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Multilateral Development Banks: U.S. Contributions FY1998-FY2009
This report shows in tabular form how much the Administration requested and how much Congress appropriated during the past 11 years for U.S. payments to the multilateral development banks (MDBs). It also provides a brief description of the MDBs and the ways they fund their operations.
Date:
January 27, 2010
Creator:
Sanford, Jonathan E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Public Safety Officers’ Benefits (PSOB) Program
This report discusses the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits (PSOB) program, which provides three different types of benefits to public safety officers and their survivors: a death, a disability, and an education benefit.
Date:
January 5, 2010
Creator:
James, Nathan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
CRS Issue Statement on Southeast Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific Islands
This report discusses significant policy challenges that congress faces in the region including assessing and responding to China's growing influence, promoting democracy and human rights, fighting terrorism and promoting trade.
Date:
January 15, 2010
Creator:
Vaughn, Bruce
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Public Financing of Congressional Campaigns: Overview and Analysis
None
Date:
January 25, 2010
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
VA-Home Loan Guaranty Program: An Overview
None
Date:
January 29, 2010
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
CRS Issue Statement on Elementary and Secondary Education
This report discusses about the primary issue of concern to the congress in elementary and secondary education. It further discusses about federal government strategies to support the education of elementary and secondary students in the United States.
Date:
January 12, 2010
Creator:
Skinner, Rebecca R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Intellectual Property in Industrial Designs: Issues in Innovation and Competition
None
Date:
January 6, 2010
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Design and Implementation of Patent Revocation Proceedings: Innovation Issues
This report contains an overview of the innovation issues of the design and implementation of patent revocation proceedings.
Date:
January 14, 2010
Creator:
Thomas, John R.
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