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Navy Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress

This report discusses the Navy's proposed FY2009 budget, which requested $2,107.0 million to complete the procurement funding for an 11th Virginia-class (SSN-774) nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN). This boat had already received $756.0 million in prior-year advance procurement funding.
Date: October 1, 2008
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy LPD-17 Amphibious Ship Procurement: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress (open access)

Navy LPD-17 Amphibious Ship Procurement: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress

This report discusses the Navy's FY2009 shipbuilding plan that calls for procuring an 10th San Antonio (LPD-17) class amphibious ship in FY2011. This report discusses the procurement cost estimates of this ship, as well as related issues for Congress.
Date: October 1, 2008
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY2009 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues (open access)

FY2009 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues

This report focuses exclusively on the annual defense authorization process. Military personnel issues typically generate significant interest from many Members of Congress and their staffs.
Date: September 30, 2008
Creator: Kapp, Lawrence; Burrelli, David F.; Henning, Charles A. & Best, Richard A., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense: FY2009 Authorization and Appropriations (open access)

Defense: FY2009 Authorization and Appropriations

This report is a guide to one of the regular appropriations bills that Congress considers each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Defense. For both defense authorization and appropriations, this report summarizes the status of the bills, their scope, major issues, funding levels, and related congressional activity.
Date: September 29, 2008
Creator: Towell, Pat; Daggett, Stephen & Belasco, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Homeland Security Department: FY2009 Appropriations (open access)

Homeland Security Department: FY2009 Appropriations

This report is a guide to one of the regular appropriations bills that Congress considers each year. It summarizes the status of the bill, its scope, major issues, funding levels, and related congressional activity, and is updated as events warrant.
Date: September 25, 2008
Creator: Lake, Jennifer E.; Nuñez-Neto, Blas; Lister, Sarah A.; Siskin, Alison & Haddal, Chad C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies: FY2009 Appropriations (open access)

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies: FY2009 Appropriations

This report is a guide to one of the regular appropriations bills that Congress considers each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittees. It summarizes the status of the bill, its scope, major issues, funding levels, and related congressional activity, and is updated as events warrant.
Date: September 17, 2008
Creator: Else, Daniel H.; Scott, Christine & Panangala, Sidath Viranga
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy DDG-1000 and DDG-51 Destroyer Programs: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress (open access)

Navy DDG-1000 and DDG-51 Destroyer Programs: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress

This report provides background information on the DDG-1000 (Zumwalt) program. It discusses the Navy's proposed FY2010 budget requests of $1,084.2 million to complete the cost of a third Zumwalt-class destroyer that was authorized but only partially funded in FY2009.
Date: September 11, 2008
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library
The FDA FY2009 Budget (open access)

The FDA FY2009 Budget

This report discusses the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) FY2009 budget request of $2.676 billion that would provide a 17.9% increase ($406 million) over FY2008. It includes an overview and breakdowns for specific programs: Foods Program, Human Drugs Program, Biologics program, Animal Drugs and Feed Program, and the Devices and Radiological Health Program.
Date: August 25, 2008
Creator: Johnson, Judith A.; Lister, Sarah A. & Porter, Donna V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Mid-Session Review of the President's Budget: Timing Issues (open access)

The Mid-Session Review of the President's Budget: Timing Issues

This report provides information on the timing of submission of the mid-session review for FY1980-FY2009, a 30-year period that covers all or part of the administrations of five Presidents, applying to the last two years of the Carter Administration, and the full terms of the Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Clinton, and George W. Bush Administrations.
Date: August 19, 2008
Creator: Keith, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2009 (open access)

Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2009

This report gives an overview of the U.S. research and development (R&D) enterprise and support for federal R&D activities, broken down by departments.
Date: August 15, 2008
Creator: Sargent, John F., Jr.; Smith, Pamela W. & Morrissey, Wayne A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Multilateral Development Banks: U.S. Contributions FY1998-2009 (open access)

Multilateral Development Banks: U.S. Contributions FY1998-2009

This report shows in tabular form how much the Administration requested and how much Congress appropriated during the past 11 years for U.S. payments to the multilateral development banks (MDBs). It also provides a brief description of the MDBs and the ways they fund their operations. It will be updated periodically. Three companion reports provide further information on the MDBs. See CRS Report RS20793, Multilateral Development Banks: Basic Background, CRS Report RS20791, Multilateral Development Banks: Procedures for U.S. Participation, and CRS Report RS22134 International Financial Institutions: Funding U.S. Participation.
Date: August 8, 2008
Creator: Sanford, Jonathan E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy DDG-1000 and DDG-51 Destroyer Programs: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress (open access)

Navy DDG-1000 and DDG-51 Destroyer Programs: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress

This report provides background information on the DDG-1000 (Zumwalt) program. It discusses the Navy's proposed FY2010 budget requests of $1,084.2 million to complete the cost of a third Zumwalt-class destroyer that was authorized but only partially funded in FY2009.
Date: August 8, 2008
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense: FY2009 Authorization and Appropriations (open access)

Defense: FY2009 Authorization and Appropriations

This report is a guide to one of the regular appropriations bills that Congress considers each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Defense. For both defense authorization and appropriations, this report summarizes the status of the bills, their scope, major issues, funding levels, and related congressional activity.
Date: August 1, 2008
Creator: Towell, Pat; Daggett, Stephen & Belasco, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Justice (DOJ) Appropriations for FY2008 and FY2009 (open access)

Department of Justice (DOJ) Appropriations for FY2008 and FY2009

This report provides coverage of the FY2009 appropriations cycle for the Department of Justice (DOJ), including FY2008 supplemental appropriations.
Date: August 1, 2008
Creator: Krouse, William J.; Franco, Celinda & James, Nathan
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY2009 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues (open access)

FY2009 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues

This report discusses military personnel issues that typically generate significant interest from many Members of Congress and their staffs. The Congressional Research Service (CRS) selected a number of the military personnel issues considered in deliberations on the House-passed version of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2010. This report provides a brief synopsis of sections that pertain to personnel policy; it focuses exclusively on the annual defense authorization process.
Date: July 21, 2008
Creator: Kapp, Lawrence; Burrelli, David F.; Henning, Charles A. & Best, Richard A., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense: FY2009 Authorization and Appropriations (open access)

Defense: FY2009 Authorization and Appropriations

This report is a guide to one of the regular appropriations bills that Congress considers each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Defense. This report summarizes the status of defense authorization and appropriation bills, their scope, major issues, funding levels, and related congressional activity.
Date: July 17, 2008
Creator: Towell, Pat & Daggett, Stephen
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY2008 Spring Supplemental Appropriations and FY2009 Bridge Appropriations for Military Operations, International Affairs, and Other Purposes (P.L. 110-252) (open access)

FY2008 Spring Supplemental Appropriations and FY2009 Bridge Appropriations for Military Operations, International Affairs, and Other Purposes (P.L. 110-252)

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Date: July 15, 2008
Creator: Daggett, Stephen; Epstein, Susan B.; Margesson, Rhoda; Tarnoff, Curt; Towell, Pat; Dale, Catherine et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy DDG-1000 Destroyer Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress (open access)

Navy DDG-1000 Destroyer Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress

This report discusses the new kind of destroyer called the DDG-1000. The Navy's proposed FY2009 budget requests funding to procure the third DDG-1000 and estimates its cost at $2,653 million. The report provides additional background on the program, oversight issues, options for Congress, general legislative activity for the fiscal year, and related appendices.
Date: July 15, 2008
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2009 Appropriations (open access)

Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2009 Appropriations

This report is a guide to one of the regular appropriations bills that Congress considers each year.
Date: July 11, 2008
Creator: Smith, Pamela W.; Mayer, Gerald & Skinner, Rebecca R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas General Land Office and Veterans' Land Board Agency Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2009-2013 (open access)

Texas General Land Office and Veterans' Land Board Agency Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2009-2013

Agency strategic plan for the Texas General Land Office and the Texas Veterans' Land Board describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2009 through 2013.
Date: July 11, 2008
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Navy LPD-17 Amphibious Ship Procurement: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress (open access)

Navy LPD-17 Amphibious Ship Procurement: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress

This report discusses the Navy's FY2009 shipbuilding plan that calls for procuring an 10th San Antonio (LPD-17) class amphibious ship in FY2011. It discusses the procurement cost estimates of this ship, as well as related issues for Congress.
Date: July 1, 2008
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library
Second FY2008 Supplemental Appropriations for Military Operations, International Affairs, and Other Purposes (open access)

Second FY2008 Supplemental Appropriations for Military Operations, International Affairs, and Other Purposes

This report discusses supplemental appropriations for fiscal years 2008 and 2009. During its first session, the 110th Congress approved fiscal year 2008 emergency supplemental appropriations of $86.8 billion for the Department of Defense and $2.4 billion for international affairs.
Date: June 25, 2008
Creator: Daggett, Stephen; Epstein, Susan B.; Margesson, Rhoda & Loane, Shannon S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Overview, FY2009 Budget, and Issues for Congress (open access)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Overview, FY2009 Budget, and Issues for Congress

This report discusses budget issues for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which conducts U.S. civilian space and aeronautics activities. The President's 2004 Moon/Mars Vision for Space Exploration is the major focus of NASA's activities.
Date: June 19, 2008
Creator: Morgan, Daniel & Behrens, Carl E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense: FY2009 Authorization and Appropriations (open access)

Defense: FY2009 Authorization and Appropriations

This report is a guide to one of the regular appropriations bills that Congress considers each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Defense. This report summarizes the status of defense authorization and appropriation bills, their scope, major issues, funding levels, and related congressional activity.
Date: June 18, 2008
Creator: Towell, Pat & Daggett, Stephen
System: The UNT Digital Library