Intelligence Authorization Legislation: Status and Challenges (open access)

Intelligence Authorization Legislation: Status and Challenges

This report assesses the effects of the absence of intelligence authorization legislation since FY2005. Since FY2005, no annual intelligence authorization bill has been enacted. Although the National Security Act requires intelligence activities to be specifically authorized, this requirement has been satisfied in recent years by one-sentence catch-all provisions in defense appropriations acts authorizing intelligence activities.
Date: February 24, 2009
Creator: Best, Richard A., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
EMSL Quarterly Highlights Report: 4th Quarter, FY08 (open access)

EMSL Quarterly Highlights Report: 4th Quarter, FY08

This report outlines the science highlights, publications, and other happenings at EMSL in 4th quarter of FY08.
Date: November 24, 2008
Creator: Showalter, Mary Ann
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY2008 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for International Affairs (open access)

FY2008 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for International Affairs

Congress approved an FY2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2764) during the week of December 17, 2007, that included some emergency supplemental funding for international affairs requested by the White House. This report analyzes the international affairs portion of the request and tracks related legislative activity.
Date: January 24, 2008
Creator: Veillette, Connie; Epstein, Susan B.; Margesson, Rhoda & Tarnoff, Curt
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Spending: Statutory and Congressional Rules (open access)

Emergency Spending: Statutory and Congressional Rules

This report discusses the designation of spending as emergency, which has had significance in both procedural and budgetary terms.
Date: July 24, 2007
Creator: Saturno, James V.
System: The UNT Digital Library