Child Protection Act of 2012: A Brief Legal Analysis (open access)

Child Protection Act of 2012: A Brief Legal Analysis

This report discusses several categories such as: (I) Legislative History, (II) Penalty for Possession of Child Pornography, (III) Harassment of Child Victim or Witnesses etc.
Date: December 19, 2012
Creator: Doyle, Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chile: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations (open access)

Chile: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations

This report provides a brief historical background of Chile, examines recent political and economic developments, and addresses issues in U.S.-Chilean relations.
Date: December 19, 2012
Creator: Meyer, Peter J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons (open access)

Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons

This report provides basic information about U.S. and Russian nonstrategic nuclear weapons. It begins with a brief discussion of how these weapons have appeared in public debates in the past few decades, then summarizes the differences between strategic and nonstrategic nuclear weapons. It then provides some historical background, describing the numbers and types of nonstrategic nuclear weapons deployed by both nations during the Cold War and in the past decade; the policies that guided the deployment and prospective use of these weapons; and the measures that the two sides have taken to reduce and contain their forces. The report reviews the issues that have been raised with regard to U.S. and Russian nonstrategic nuclear weapons, and summarizes a number of policy options that might be explored by Congress, the United States, Russia, and other nations to address these issues.
Date: December 19, 2012
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Peacekeeping and Stabilization Missions Abroad: The Development of Civilian Capabilities, 2004-2011 (open access)

Peacekeeping and Stabilization Missions Abroad: The Development of Civilian Capabilities, 2004-2011

This report provides background on the origins and development of Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) and related capabilities.
Date: December 19, 2012
Creator: Serafino, Nina M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Meetings in Vladivostok, Russia: Postscript (open access)

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Meetings in Vladivostok, Russia: Postscript

Report that examines the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation's (APEC) week-long series of senior-level meetings in Vladivostok on September 2-9, 2012, as well as the role of Congress with respect to APEC, including appropriations necessary to finance APEC's secretariat and U.S. support of APEC activities.
Date: November 19, 2012
Creator: Martin, Michael F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Does Foreign Aid Work? Efforts to Evaluate U.S. Foreign Assistance (open access)

Does Foreign Aid Work? Efforts to Evaluate U.S. Foreign Assistance

This report focuses primarily on U.S. bilateral assistance, and less on the work of multilateral aid entities, such as the World Bank, to which the United States contributes. This report also provides an overview of the current evaluation policies of the primary implementing agencies, and discusses related issues for Congress, including recent legislation.
Date: November 19, 2012
Creator: Lawson, Marian Leonardo
System: The UNT Digital Library
"Gang of Four" Congressional Intelligence Notifications (open access)

"Gang of Four" Congressional Intelligence Notifications

Report that reviews the history of the Gang of Four intelligence notification process and compares this procedure with that of the "Gang of Eight" notification procedure.
Date: November 19, 2012
Creator: Rollins, John & Lange, Rebecca S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nutrition Labeling of Restaurant Menus (open access)

Nutrition Labeling of Restaurant Menus

Report that provides a brief overview of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) authority to regulate nutrition labeling, modifications to these authorities under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and a discussion of selected aspects of the proposed rule. Concerns regarding the proposed rule raised by industry, Congress, and the public are also discussed.
Date: November 19, 2012
Creator: Corby-Edwards, Amalia K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2013 Budget and Appropriations (open access)

State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2013 Budget and Appropriations

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Date: November 19, 2012
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Update on Controlling Greenhouse Gases from International Aviation (open access)

Update on Controlling Greenhouse Gases from International Aviation

This report summarizes a few recent developments in the continuing debate over whether and how to address GHG emissions from international aviation.
Date: November 19, 2012
Creator: Leggett, Jane A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Burma’s Political Prisoners and U.S. Sanctions (open access)

Burma’s Political Prisoners and U.S. Sanctions

This report provides information about the Burma’s Political Prisoners and U.S. Sanctions including the Burmese freedom and Democracy act of 2003.
Date: October 19, 2012
Creator: Martin, Michael F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Managing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Policy Implications of Expanding Global Access to Nuclear Power (open access)

Managing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Policy Implications of Expanding Global Access to Nuclear Power

This report is intended to provide background information needed to understand the debate over proposed strategies to redesign the global nuclear fuel cycle. It begins with a look at the motivating factors underlying the resurgent interest in nuclear power in some parts of the world, the nuclear power industry's current state of affairs, and the interdependence of the various stages of the nuclear fuel cycle.
Date: October 19, 2012
Creator: Nikitin, Mary Beth; Andrews, Anthony & Holt, Mark
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Shipboard Lasers for Surface, Air, and Missile Defense: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Shipboard Lasers for Surface, Air, and Missile Defense: Background and Issues for Congress

Report regarding potential Navy shipboard lasers for countering surface, air, and ballistic missile threats. It does not discuss the use of lasers on Navy aircraft or submarines, or the use of lasers by other military services.
Date: October 19, 2012
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library
Terrorism and Transnational Crime: Foreign Policy Issues for Congress (open access)

Terrorism and Transnational Crime: Foreign Policy Issues for Congress

This report provides an overview of transnational security issues related to patterns of interaction among international terrorist and crime groups. In addition, the report discusses the U.S. government's perception of and response to the threat. It concludes with an analysis of foreign policy options.
Date: October 19, 2012
Creator: Rollins, John & Wyler, Liana Sun
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. International Trade: Trends and Forecasts (open access)

U.S. International Trade: Trends and Forecasts

This report provides an overview of the current status, trends, and forecasts for U.S. import and export flows as well as certain trade balances. The purpose of this report is to provide current data and brief explanations for the various types of trade flows, along with a brief discussion of trends that help inform the discussion of the various policy issues mentioned above.
Date: October 19, 2012
Creator: Williams, Brock R. & Donnelly, J. Michael
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Sanctions on Burma (open access)

U.S. Sanctions on Burma

This report provides a brief history of U.S. policy towards Burma and the development of U.S. sanctions, a topical summary of those sanctions, and an examination of additional sanctions that have been considered, but not enacted, by Congress, or that could be imposed under existing law or executive orders. The report concludes with a discussion of options for Congress.
Date: October 19, 2012
Creator: Martin, Michael F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Central Asia: Regional Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests (open access)

Central Asia: Regional Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests

This report briefly describes the developments and implications for U.S. interests in Central Asia.
Date: September 19, 2012
Creator: Nichol, Jim
System: The UNT Digital Library
Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2012 (open access)

Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2012

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Date: September 19, 2012
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medigap: A Primer (open access)

Medigap: A Primer

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Date: September 19, 2012
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications: A Summary of Executive Order 13618 (open access)

National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications: A Summary of Executive Order 13618

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Date: September 19, 2012
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Russian Political, Economic, and Security Issues and U.S. Interests (open access)

Russian Political, Economic, and Security Issues and U.S. Interests

This report discusses the current political and economic conditions in Russia, focusing on the impact of Vladimir Putin's leadership and the leadership of his successor/protégé, Dmitriy Medvedev, both of which have steered Russia away from democratization. The report also discusses the state of the economy since the Soviet collapse in 1999, how the recent global economic downturn has affected Russia, the state of Russia's military, and the current relationship between Russia and the United States.
Date: September 19, 2012
Creator: Nichol, Jim
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 2004-2011 (open access)

U.S. Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 2004-2011

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Date: September 19, 2012
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unemployment Insurance: Programs and Benefits (open access)

Unemployment Insurance: Programs and Benefits

This report describes three kinds of unemployment benefit programs: regular Unemployment Compensation (UC), Extended Benefits (EB), and Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC08) . The report explains their basic eligibility requirements, benefits, and financing structure.
Date: September 19, 2012
Creator: Whittaker, Julie M. & Isaacs, Katelin P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of Federal-State Financing of the Child Support Enforcement Program (open access)

Analysis of Federal-State Financing of the Child Support Enforcement Program

This report discusses about Analysis of Federal-State Financing of the Child Support Enforcement Program.
Date: July 19, 2012
Creator: Solomon-Fears, Carmen
System: The UNT Digital Library