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Social Security: Revisiting Benefits for Spouses and Survivors
None
Date:
January 10, 2012
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tax Benefits for Health Insurance and Expenses: Overview of Current Law
None
Date:
January 10, 2012
Creator:
Mulvey, Janemarie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF): State Insolvency and Federal Loans to States
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Date:
January 10, 2012
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Application of Religious Law in U.S. Courts: Selected Legal Issues
This report discusses proposals to limit the consideration by domestic courts of religious principles in general, and Islamic law in particular. The report also addresses the role of foreign and international law generally in U.S. courts and potential unintended consequences of restrictions on the consideration of religious of foreign law.
Date:
January 11, 2012
Creator:
Brougher, Cynthia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Biofuels Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs
This report outlines federal programs that provide direct or indirect incentives for biofuels. For each program described, the report provides details including administering agency, authorizing statute(s), annual funding, and expiration date.
Date:
January 11, 2012
Creator:
Yacobucci, Brent D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
DOE Weatherization Program: A Review of Funding, Performance, and Cost-Effectiveness Studies
None
Date:
January 11, 2012
Creator:
Sissine, Fred
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Student Loans Made Under the Federal Family Education Loan Program and the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program: Terms and Conditions for Borrowers
This report discusses major provisions of federal student loans made available through the DL program and previously made through the FFEL program.
Date:
January 11, 2012
Creator:
Smole, David P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts
This report describes FSAs, the basis for their tax treatment, and data on their use.
Date:
January 11, 2012
Creator:
Mulvey, Janemarie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
How to Develop and Write a Grant Proposal
This report is intended for Members and staff assisting grant seekers in districts and states and covers writing proposals for both government and private foundations grants.
Date:
January 11, 2012
Creator:
Gerli, Merete F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Kim Jong-Il's Death: Implications for North Korea's Stability and U.S. Policy
This report discusses U.S. policy in relation to North Korea following the death of Kim Jong-Il. North Korea represents one of the United States' biggest foreign policy challenges due to its production and proliferation of nuclear weapons and missiles, the threat of attacks against South Korea, its record of human rights abuses, and the possibility that its internal problems could destabilize Northeast Asia.
Date:
January 11, 2012
Creator:
Manyin, Mark E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Major Decisions in the House and Senate on Social Security: 1935-2011
This report is intended to respond to the many inquiries that CRS gets for Social Security vote information, which range from requests for general information about legislative action over the years to requests for information about specific floor amendments. Thus, it is intended to be a reference document on the major statutory decisions made by Congress on the Social Security program. A detailed table of contents and a summary table of the legislation discussed are provided to aid the reader.
Date:
January 11, 2012
Creator:
Sidor, Gary
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Meeting the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Mandate for Cellulosic Biofuels: Questions and Answers
The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) was expanded under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA; P.L. 110-140) in an effort to reduce dependence on foreign oil, promote biofuel use, and stabilize transportation fuel prices, among other goals. Over a 15-year period, the RFS seeks to establish a market for biofuels in the transportation sector by requiring that increasing amounts of biofuels-36 billion gallons by 2022-be blended into transportation fuel. The mandate is to be accomplished with an assortment of advanced biofuels, including cellulosic biofuels-fuels produced from cellulosic materials including grasses, trees, and agricultural and municipal wastes-which will ramp up over time to comprise some 44% of the RFS in 2022.
Date:
January 11, 2012
Creator:
Bracmort, Kelsi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The National Defense Authorization Act for FY2012: Detainee Matters
The National Defense Authorization Act for FY2012 (2012 NDAA, P.L. 112-81) contains a subtitle addressing issues related to detainees at the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and more broadly, the disposition of persons captured in the course of hostilities against Al Qaeda and associated forces. This report offers a brief background of the salient issues and provides a section-by-section analysis of the detainee provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2012.
Date:
January 11, 2012
Creator:
Elsea, Jennifer K. & Garcia, Michael John
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Natural Gas Passenger Vehicles: Availability, Cost, and Performance
None
Date:
January 11, 2012
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oil Spills in U.S. Coastal Waters: Background and Governance
This report provides background information regarding oil spills in U.S. coastal waters and identifies the legal authorities governing oil spill prevention, response, and cleanup. Based on data between 1973 and 2009, the annual number and volume of oil spills have shown declines- in some cases, dramatic declines.
Date:
January 11, 2012
Creator:
Ramseur, Jonathan L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Railroad Retirement Board: Retirement, Survivor, Disability, Unemployment, and Sickness Benefits
None
Date:
January 11, 2012
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Resources for Grantseekers
None
Date:
January 11, 2012
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
State, Foreign Operations Appropriations: A Guide to Component Accounts
None
Date:
January 11, 2012
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Enforcement of Private Health Insurance Market Reforms Under the Affordable Care Act (PPACA)
None
Date:
January 12, 2012
Creator:
Staman, Jennifer A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape
The report discusses the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-Related Congressional Actions in the 112th Congress. The policymakers, including some in Congress, have long called for varying degrees and types of reform to the FCC. Most proposals fall into two categories: (1) procedural changes made within the FCC or through congressional action that would affect the agency's operations or (2) substantive policy changes requiring congressional action that would affect how the agency regulates different services and industry sectors.
Date:
January 12, 2012
Creator:
Figliola, Patricia Moloney
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Forestry in the Next Farm Bill
This report discusses about Possible Forestry issues for a future farm bill. It also discusses about Forestry Assistance Funding, Control of Invasive Species and Diversified Economies.
Date:
January 12, 2012
Creator:
Stubbs, Megan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 112th Congress
This report discusses immigration-related issues that have received legislative action or are of significant congressional interest in the 112th Congress.
Date:
January 12, 2012
Creator:
Bruno, Andorra
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Immigration-Related Detention: Current Legislative Issues
As Congress considers addressing some of the problems in the nation's immigration system, the detention of noncitizens in the United States may be an issue as Congress may choose to reevaluate detention priorities (i.e., who should be detained) and resources. There are many policy issues surrounding detention of aliens. The Illegal Immigrant Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) increased the number of aliens subject to mandatory detention, and raised concerns about the justness of mandatory detention, especially as it is applied to asylum seekers arriving without proper documentation. Additionally, as DHS increases its ability to identify aliens who are subject to removal from local jails in more remote locations, the nationwide allocation of detention space may become an issue.
Date:
January 12, 2012
Creator:
Siskin, Alison
System:
The UNT Digital Library
In Brief: Assessing DOD's New Strategic Guidance
On January 5, 2012, President Obama announced new defense strategic guidance entitled "Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense." This report highlights and analyzes key strategic-level issues raised by the new guidance.
Date:
January 12, 2012
Creator:
Dale, Catherine & Towell, Pat
System:
The UNT Digital Library