Comparison of Rights in Military Commission Trials and Trials in Federal Criminal Court (open access)

Comparison of Rights in Military Commission Trials and Trials in Federal Criminal Court

This report provides a brief summary of legal issues raised by the choice of forum for trying accused terrorists and a table comparing selected military commissions rules under the Military Commissions Act, as amended, to the corresponding rules that apply in federal court.
Date: November 19, 2009
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tunisia: Current Issues (open access)

Tunisia: Current Issues

This report discusses the governmental structure and current political state of Tunisia, as well as additional general information regarding Tunisia's economy and dealings with terrorist groups. This report also describes the U.S.-Tunisian relationship in brief.
Date: November 19, 2009
Creator: Migdalovitz, Carol
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water Infrastructure Financing: History of EPA Appropriations (open access)

Water Infrastructure Financing: History of EPA Appropriations

This report contains a history of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Appropriations on water infrastructure financing.
Date: November 19, 2009
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Votes and Legislative Actions, 95th Congress through 110th Congress (open access)

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Votes and Legislative Actions, 95th Congress through 110th Congress

This report provides a summary of legislative attempts to address issues of energy development and preservation in the Refuge from the 95th Congress through the 110th Congress, with emphasis on the 108th through 110th Congresses. The analysis below covers, first, the economic and geological factors that have triggered new interest in development, followed by the philosophical, biological, and environmental quality factors that have triggered opposition to it. That analysis is followed by a history of congressional actions on this issue, with a focus on those in the 107th Congress through the 109th Congress.
Date: November 19, 2008
Creator: Corn, M. Lynne & Roberts, Beth A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities — Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities — Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides information about the Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities and Issues for Congress on China Naval Modernization since Concern has grown in congress about the china military modernization.
Date: November 19, 2008
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library
Debarment and Suspension of Government Contractors: An Overview of the Law Including Recently Enacted and Proposed Amendments (open access)

Debarment and Suspension of Government Contractors: An Overview of the Law Including Recently Enacted and Proposed Amendments

The amount spent on government contracts, coupled with widely reported contractors misconduct, has generated congressional interest in debarment and suspension. The 110th Congress enacted several bills addressing debarment and suspension, including the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act, and several others, all of which are detailed in this report.
Date: November 19, 2008
Creator: Manuel, Kate M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financial Services and General Government (FSGG): FY2009 Appropriations (open access)

Financial Services and General Government (FSGG): FY2009 Appropriations

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Date: November 19, 2008
Creator: Hatch, Garrett L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Rules Committee Hearings on Special Rules (open access)

House Rules Committee Hearings on Special Rules

This report provides information about the House Rules Committee Hearings on Special Rules where the committee has two purposes on mind: to make it in order for the house to remember a measure that was reported by another committee and to establish the terms under while the white house will debate, amend and vote for the measure.
Date: November 19, 2008
Creator: Lynch, Megan Suzanne
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security (open access)

Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security

This report discusses the current political and social climate of Iraq, specifically in regards to the influence of the U.S. military presence over recent years. It addresses planned and possible future efforts under the Obama Administration. This report also discusses the continued tensions between various Iraqi sociocultural groups.
Date: November 19, 2008
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legal Services Corporation: Background and Funding (open access)

Legal Services Corporation: Background and Funding

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Date: November 19, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The LIHEAP Formula: Legislative History and Current Law (open access)

The LIHEAP Formula: Legislative History and Current Law

This Congressional Research Service Report for Congress contains the history, enactment, and fund determination for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
Date: November 19, 2008
Creator: Peral, Libby
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mental Health Parity: An Overview (open access)

Mental Health Parity: An Overview

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Date: November 19, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Base Closures: Cleanup of Contaminated Properties for Civilian Reuse (open access)

Military Base Closures: Cleanup of Contaminated Properties for Civilian Reuse

In 2005, the 109th Congress approved a new Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round. As the Department of Defense (DOD) implements the new round, issues for Congress include the pace and costs of closing and realigning the selected installations and the impacts on surrounding communities. The disposal of surplus property has stimulated interest among affected communities in how the land can be redeveloped to replace jobs lost as a result of the planned closures. Environmental contamination can limit the potential for economic redevelopment if the availability of funding or technological capabilities constrains the degree of cleanup needed to make the land suitable for its intended use.
Date: November 19, 2008
Creator: Bearden, David M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF): Credit Union Deposit Insurance (open access)

National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF): Credit Union Deposit Insurance

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Date: November 19, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Primary Residence Exception: Legislative Proposals in the 110th Congress to Amend Section 1322(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code (open access)
Special Rules and Options for Regulating the Amending Process (open access)

Special Rules and Options for Regulating the Amending Process

This report identifies the most common kinds of modifications recommended by the Rules Committee in terms used by the committee.
Date: November 19, 2008
Creator: Lynch, Megan Suzanne
System: The UNT Digital Library
Special Rules and Waivers of House Rules (open access)

Special Rules and Waivers of House Rules

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Date: November 19, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Veterans Affairs: Basic Eligibility for Disability Benefit Programs (open access)

Veterans Affairs: Basic Eligibility for Disability Benefit Programs

This report examines the eligibility criteria and the fundamentals of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)-administered disability benefit programs and related issues. It supplements and condenses the relevant materials that are available from the VA and its website. It also provides specific citations for further information and more in-depth analysis of information contained herein.
Date: November 19, 2008
Creator: Weimer, Douglas Reid
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arms Sales: Congressional Review Process (open access)

Arms Sales: Congressional Review Process

This report reviews the process and procedures that currently apply to congressional consideration of foreign arms sales proposed by the President.
Date: November 19, 2007
Creator: Grimmett, Richard F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: FY2008 Appropriations (open access)

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: FY2008 Appropriations

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Date: November 19, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
North American Oil Sands: History of Development, Prospects for the Future (open access)

North American Oil Sands: History of Development, Prospects for the Future

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Date: November 19, 2007
Creator: Humphries, Marc
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Primary Residence Exception: Legislative Proposals in the 110th Congress to Amend Section 1322(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code (open access)
Statutory Offices of Inspector General: Past and Present (open access)

Statutory Offices of Inspector General: Past and Present

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Date: November 19, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library