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Crisis In Mali
This report discusses the West African country of Mali that faces multiple overlapping crises. The country’s political leadership has been uncertain and disputed since a military coup on March 22, 2012, overthrew a democratically elected government in the capital, Bamako.
Date:
August 16, 2012
Creator:
Arieff, Alexis & Johnson, Kelly
System:
The UNT Digital Library
International Family Planning Programs: Issues for Congress
This report looks at how the debate over family planning within the U.S. is spilling over to U.S.-funded family planning programs abroad.
Date:
March 16, 2012
Creator:
Blanchfield, Luisa
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Racial Profiling: Legal and Constitutional Issues
Racial profiling is the practice of targeting individuals for police or security detention based on their race or ethnicity in the belief that certain minority groups are more likely to engage in unlawful behavior. Examples of racial profiling by law enforcement agencies suggest that minorities are disproportionately the subject of security-related practices. The issue has periodically attracted congressional interest and several courts have considered the constitutional ramifications of the practice as an "unreasonable search and seizure" under the Fourth Amendment and, more recently, as a denial of the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection guarantee. A variety of federal and state statutes provide potential relief to individuals who claim that their rights are violated by race-based law enforcement practices and policies.
Date:
April 16, 2012
Creator:
Feder, Jody
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The U.S. Export Control System and the President's Reform Initiative
The 112th Congress may consider reforms of the U.S. export control system. The balance between national security and export competitiveness has made the subject of export controls controversial for decades. Through the Export Administration Act (EAA), the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), and other authorities, the United States restricts the export of defense items or munitions; so-called “dual-use” goods and technology—items with both civilian and military applications; certain nuclear materials and technology; and items that would assist in the proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons or the missile technology used to deliver them. U.S. export controls are also used to restrict exports to certain countries on which the United States imposes economic sanctions. At present, the EAA has expired and dual-use controls are maintained under IEEPA authorities.
Date:
February 16, 2012
Creator:
Fergusson, Ian F. & Kerr, Paul K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Health Insurance: A Primer
This report provides information related to health insurance. The content includes what it is, why is it needed, health insurance regulation, and how are private health benefits delivered and financed.
Date:
February 16, 2012
Creator:
Fernandez, Bernadette
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Antipoverty Effects of Unemployment Insurance
This report examines the antipoverty effects of unemployment insurance benefits during the past recession and the economic recovery.
Date:
October 16, 2012
Creator:
Gabe, Thomas & Whittaker, Julie M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), also called the Lighting II, is a new strike fighter being procured in different versions by the Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy. The F-35 program is the Department of Defense's (DOD's) largest weapon procurement program in terms of total estimated acquisition cost. This report details the Obama Administration's proposed FY2010 defense budget requests for F-35 program funding and outlines the issues that Congress must consider when deciding whether to approve, reject, or modify the administration's funding requests.
Date:
February 16, 2012
Creator:
Gertler, Jeremiah
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Funding: Process and Analysis of Disbursements
This report provides an overview of the committee funding process in the House; it analyzes funding levels since 1995, reviews House floor and committee action on committee funding in the 112th Congress, summarizes the rules and regulations that structure the use of committee funds, and analyzes actual committee funding spending patterns during five previous years.
Date:
October 16, 2012
Creator:
Glassman, Matthew Eric
System:
The UNT Digital Library
America COMPETES Acts: FY2008-FY2013 Funding Tables
This report tracks historical federal funding associated with the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science (COMEPETES) Reauthorization Act of 2010, which are set to expire in 2013.
Date:
October 16, 2012
Creator:
Gonzalez, Heather B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Labor Relations Statutes: An Overview
This report provides a brief history and overview of the aims of these statutes: the Railway Labor Act (RLA) enacted in 1926, the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), and the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (FSLMRS). It also discusses key statutory provisions for each statute.
Date:
July 16, 2012
Creator:
Hegji, Alexandra
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Trade Primer: Qs and As on Trade Concepts, Performance, and Policy
The 112th Congress has a full legislative and oversight agenda on international trade. The agenda so far has included approval of legislation to implement free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea, and may take up enhanced enforcement of U.S. trade agreements, as well as Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status, oversight of the World Trade Organization's Doha Round, and trade relations with China. This report provides information and context for many of these topics. It is divided into four sections in a question-and-answer format: trade concepts; U.S. trade performance; formulation of U.S. trade policy; and trade and investment issues. Additional suggested readings are provided in an appendix.
Date:
April 16, 2012
Creator:
Hornbeck, J. F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Financing the U.S. Trade Deficit
This report provides an overview of the U.S. balance of payments, an explanation of the broader role of capital flows in the U.S. economy, an explanation of how the country finances its trade deficit or a trade surplus, and the implications for Congress and the country of the large inflows of capital from abroad.
Date:
November 16, 2012
Creator:
Jackson, James K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iran Sanctions
This report looks at the purposes and results of U.S. sanctions on Iran, which were initiated as a result of Iran's nuclear program and human rights issues. It ends by discussing future issues that Congress can consider regarding the sanctions.
Date:
July 16, 2012
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Politics, Governance, and Human Rights
This report discusses the situation immediately following the completion of the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq on December 18, 2011, when relations among major political factions worsened substantially, threatening Iraq's stability and the legacy of the U.S. intervention in Iraq. It includes an overview of historical and current political, military, and governance issues as well as an analysis of Iraq in relation to the other nations in the region.
Date:
May 16, 2012
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Politics, Governance, and Human Rights
This report discusses Iraq: Politics, Governance, and Human Rights. Relations among major political factions have worsened substantially since late 2011, threatening Iraq's stability and the perception of the achievements of the long U.S. intervention in Iraq. Sunni Arabs, always fearful that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki would seek unchallenged power for Shiite factions allied with him, accuse him of an outright power grab as he seeks to purge the highest-ranking Sunni Arabs from government and to cripple attempts by Sunni-inhabited provinces to achieve greater autonomy.
Date:
May 16, 2012
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Who Earns Pass-Through Business Income? An Analysis of Individual Tax Return Data
This report uses nationally representative sample of tax returns to analyze individual tax return data to determine who earns pass-through business income and bears the burden of taxes on that income.
Date:
February 16, 2012
Creator:
Keightley, Mark P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Common Questions About Postage and Stamps
This report provides information about the Common Questions About Postage and Stamps where congressional staff may learn more about these topics.
Date:
May 16, 2012
Creator:
Kosar, Kevin R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Gun Control Legislation
This report looks at past gun control legislation and also how recent events (such as the shooting in Tucson, AZ on January 8, 2011 which notably wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords) have influenced current legislation. This report concludes with discussion of other salient and recurring gun control issues that have generated past congressional interest.
Date:
May 16, 2012
Creator:
Krouse, William J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Guide to China’s Upcoming Leadership Transitions
China, the only Communist Party-led nation in the G-20 grouping of major economies, is in the midst of a sweeping set of political transitions that began in 2011 and could conclude as late as 2014. This report is intended to provide Congress with a guide to the transitions, covering their distinct features and specific issues of interest, including the Party’s next steps in the ongoing scandal involving Bo Xilai, the former Chongqing Party Secretary and Politburo member who fell from grace after his wife was implicated in the murder of a British businessman. This report also previews some of the challenges facing China’s new leaders, starting with the requirement to consolidate their power.
Date:
October 16, 2012
Creator:
Lawrence, Susan V.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Job Growth During the Recovery
This report analyzes employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics from December 2007 to September 2012, including characteristics of job loss and gain within several industries.
Date:
October 16, 2012
Creator:
Levine, Linda
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Spending for Federal Benefits and Services for People with Low Income, FY2008-FY2011: An Update of Table B-1 from CRS Report R41625, Modified to Remove Programs for Veterans
This memorandum provides information on federal spending for programs explicitly intended for people with low or limited income.
Date:
October 16, 2012
Creator:
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Meetings in Vladivostok, Russia: A Preview
Russia will host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation's (APEC) week-long series of senior-level meetings in Vladivostok on September 2-9, 2012. The main event for the week will be the 20th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting to be held September 8-9, 2012. This report looks at the main points of this meeting as they relate to the U.S.
Date:
August 16, 2012
Creator:
Martin, Michael F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Gifts to the President of the United States
Report that addresses provisions of federal law and regulation restricting the acceptance of personal gifts by the President of the United States.
Date:
August 16, 2012
Creator:
Maskell, Jack
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Expiration and Possible Extension of the 2008 Farm Bill
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Date:
November 16, 2012
Creator:
Monke, Jim; Stubbs, Megan & Aussenberg, Randy Alison
System:
The UNT Digital Library