Sugar Policy Actions Since The Expiration Of The Sugar Act (open access)

Sugar Policy Actions Since The Expiration Of The Sugar Act

This report consists of sugar policy actions since the expiration of the sugar act.
Date: April 3, 1978
Creator: A. Ellen Terpstra
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electric Transmission: Approaches for Energizing a Sagging Industry (open access)

Electric Transmission: Approaches for Energizing a Sagging Industry

This report discusses factors that have contributed to the lack of new transmission capacity and some of the resulting issues.
Date: October 3, 2007
Creator: Abel, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations

This report provides an overview of Lebanese politics, recent events in Lebanon, and current issues in U.S.-Lebanon relations.
Date: August 3, 2010
Creator: Addis, Casey L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hezbollah: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Hezbollah: Background and Issues for Congress

Report that discusses Lebanon's Hezbollah, a Shiite Islamist militia, political party, social welfare organization, and U. S. State Department-designated terrorist organization. The report also discusses recent Hezbollah-related conflicts, Hezbollah's relationship with other Lebanese political parties, and U. S. policy regarding Hezbollah.
Date: January 3, 2011
Creator: Addis, Casey L. & Blanchard, Christopher M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Middle East: Selected Key Issues and Options for the 112th Congress (open access)

The Middle East: Selected Key Issues and Options for the 112th Congress

This report provides an overview of key issues, relating to the Middle East including the war in Afghanistan, terrorism, foreign assistance, democracy promotion, a summary of past congressional action on these issues, and options for congressional consideration during the 112th Congress.
Date: January 3, 2011
Creator: Addis, Casey L.; Blanchard, Christopher M.; Katzman, Kenneth; Sharp, Jeremy M. & Zanotti, Jim
System: The UNT Digital Library
Europe's Preferential Trade Agreements: Status, Content, and Implications (open access)

Europe's Preferential Trade Agreements: Status, Content, and Implications

This report explores intersecting issues regarding Europe's preferential trade agreements (PTA) in three parts. The first section discusses the status and primary motivations of the EU's PTAs currently in place or under negotiation. The second compares the content and trade coverage of Europe's PTAs to U.S. PTAs. A third section assesses the implications of the EU's PTA program for the multilateral trading system and U.S. trade policy. A concluding section evaluates future directions for Europe's PTA policy.
Date: March 3, 2011
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade and the Americas (open access)

Trade and the Americas

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Date: January 3, 2003
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement Negotiations (open access)

U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement Negotiations

Report on the trade agreements between the United States and Thailand, including commercial relations, intellectual property rights, and more.
Date: November 3, 2005
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J. & Morrison, Wayne M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Export-Import Bank: Overview and Reauthorization Issues (open access)

Export-Import Bank: Overview and Reauthorization Issues

This report provides: (1) a general background of Ex-Im Bank; (2) a discussion of the international context of the Bank; (3) analysis of key issues that Congress may consider in a reauthorization debate; and (4) the congressional outlook on Ex-Im Bank.
Date: June 3, 2014
Creator: Akhtar, Shayerah Ilias
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Land Ownership: Constitutional Authority and the History of Acquisition, Disposal, and Retention (open access)

Federal Land Ownership: Constitutional Authority and the History of Acquisition, Disposal, and Retention

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Date: December 3, 2007
Creator: Alexander, Kristina & Gorte, Ross W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Subsidy and Subsidy-Like Programs of the U.S Federal Government, Fiscal Years 1970-1975 (open access)

Subsidy and Subsidy-Like Programs of the U.S Federal Government, Fiscal Years 1970-1975

This report is about the subsidy and subsidy-like programs of the U.S Federal Government for the fiscal year 1970-1975.
Date: May 3, 1974
Creator: Allen, Julius W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pages of the United States Congress: History, Background Information, and Proposals for Change (open access)

Pages of the United States Congress: History, Background Information, and Proposals for Change

This report provides a brief history of the congressional page programs, including their duties, and background information about House and Senate pages. It also has an overview of changes and reforms from 1981-2001, and proposed changes, reforms, and various issues.
Date: July 3, 2008
Creator: Amer, Mildred
System: The UNT Digital Library
Secret Sessions of Congress: A Brief Historical Overview (open access)

Secret Sessions of Congress: A Brief Historical Overview

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Date: November 3, 2005
Creator: Amer, Mildred L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Secret Sessions of the House and Senate (open access)

Secret Sessions of the House and Senate

This report is on Secret Sessions of the House and Senate.
Date: November 3, 2005
Creator: Amer, Mildred L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coming to Washington, D.C.? Sources of Information on Temporary Housing (open access)

Coming to Washington, D.C.? Sources of Information on Temporary Housing

This report will introduce a newcomer to the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area to sources of general interest, neighborhoods, housing, and public transportation. The intended audience is congressional staff needing short-term or summer housing, although many of the sources given may also be helpful for those needing more than a three- to six-month lease. Sources suggested are often accessible by their Internet addresses.
Date: July 3, 2002
Creator: Anderson, J. Michael
System: The UNT Digital Library
Broadband Internet Access: Background and Issues (open access)

Broadband Internet Access: Background and Issues

This report is about the Broadband Internet Access, The Background, and analysis of Broadband. It's importance, and about broadband technologies like Cable, Satellite and other technologies. The status of Broadband Deployment and Development Issues.
Date: August 3, 2005
Creator: Angele. A
System: The UNT Digital Library
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Possible Voucher Issues (open access)

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Possible Voucher Issues

Congress is considering reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) program (the main federal program providing special education and related services to children with disabilities). Among the options being discussed is increasing parental choice under IDEA. This report provides background on current federal choice programs and on the Florida McKay Scholarship program, which provides scholarships for children with disabilities enrolled in the state’s public schools to attend other public schools or to attend participating private schools. The report concludes with a discussion of possible issues that a federal special education voucher program might raise.
Date: July 3, 2002
Creator: Apling, Richard N.; Jones, Nancy L. & Smole, David P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The European Parliament (open access)

The European Parliament

The 785-member, directly elected European Parliament (EP) is a key institution of the 27-member European Union (EU). Once limited to being a consultative assembly, the EP has accumulated more power over time. Currently, it plays a role in the EU's legislative and budgeting processes, and exercises general supervision over other EU bodies. Ties between the EP and the U.S. Congress are long-standing, and EPCongressional exchanges are expected to continue in the second session of the 110th Congress.
Date: July 3, 2008
Creator: Archick, Kristin
System: The UNT Digital Library
European Union Englargement (open access)

European Union Englargement

The European Union (EU) views the enlargement process as a historic opportunity to promote stability and prosperity in Europe. Although the EU maintains that the enlargement door remains open, "enlargement fatigue" has become a serious issue in Europe and some experts believe that EU enlargement may be reaching its limits. The status of EU enlargement is one of many transatlantic issues likely to be of interest to the second session of the 110th Congress. This report lists the various nations admitted to the European Union within the past several years and analyzes the enlargement issue in general.
Date: July 3, 2008
Creator: Archick, Kristin
System: The UNT Digital Library
The European Union: Ongoing Challenges and Future Prospects (open access)

The European Union: Ongoing Challenges and Future Prospects

This report provides a brief history of the European Union (EU) and the major challenges confronting the bloc. It also discusses the potential implications for the EU and for U.S.-EU relations.
Date: December 3, 2018
Creator: Archick, Kristin
System: The UNT Digital Library
The European Union: Questions and Answers (open access)

The European Union: Questions and Answers

This report describes the European Union (EU), its evolution, governing institutions, trade policy, and efforts to forge common foreign and defense policies. The report also addresses the EU-U.S. and EU-NATO relationships, which may be of interest to the second session of the 110th Congress. It will be updated as events warrant. For more information, see CRS Report RS21344, European Union Enlargement, by Kristin Archick, and CRS Report RL34381, European Union-U.S. Trade and Investment Relations: Key Issues, coordinated by Raymond Ahearn.
Date: July 3, 2008
Creator: Archick, Kristin
System: The UNT Digital Library
The European Union's Reform Process: The Lisbon Treaty (open access)

The European Union's Reform Process: The Lisbon Treaty

In December 2007, leaders of the European Union (EU) signed the Lisbon Treaty, which seeks to reform the EU's governing institutions and decisionmaking processes to enable a larger EU to operate more effectively. This new treaty represents the latest stage in a reform process begun in 2002 and essentially replaces the proposed EU "constitution" that foundered after French and Dutch voters rejected it in referendums in 2005. In June 2008, Irish voters rejected the Lisbon Treaty, and have thrown its future into doubt. This report provides background information on EU reform efforts and possible implications for U.S.-EU relations that may be of interest in the second session of the 110th Congress.
Date: July 3, 2008
Creator: Archick, Kristin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Northern Ireland: The Peace Process (open access)

Northern Ireland: The Peace Process

For years, the British and Irish governments sought to facilitate a peaceful settlement to the conflict in Northern Ireland. After many ups and downs, the two governments and the Northern Ireland political parties participating in the peace talks announced an agreement on April 10, 1998. Despite a much improved security situation in the years since then, full implementation of the resulting Good Friday Agreement has been difficult. On May 8, 2007, however, Northern Ireland's devolved political institutions were restored after an almost five-year suspension following a powersharing deal between the largest unionist and nationalist parties.
Date: July 3, 2008
Creator: Archick, Kristin
System: The UNT Digital Library
NATO and the European Union (open access)

NATO and the European Union

Report which discusses issues related to the North Atlantic Trade Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU) including the level of involvement of the entities in using political and military actions to defend against terrorism and proliferation, the types of military forces necessary, the role of the EU in crisis management, the appropriateness of decision-making procedures to respond to emerging threats, and the role of other international institutions.
Date: January 3, 2006
Creator: Archick, Kristin & Gallis, Paul E.
System: The UNT Digital Library