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U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues

Description: This report reviews the ongoing programs that will affect the expected size and shape of the U.S. strategic nuclear force structure. It begins with an overview of this force structure during the Cold War, and summarizes the reductions and changes that have occurred since 1991. It then offers details about each category of delivery vehicle — land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), submarine launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) and heavy bombers — focusing on their current deployme… more
Date: January 12, 2007
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Automatic Enrollment in Section 401(k) Plans

Description: The reports is categorized into sic categories: (I) Types of Retirement Plans, (II) Enrollment Practices, (III) IRS Rulings, (IV) Policy Issues, (V) Plan Participation, and (VI) The Pension Protection Act.
Date: January 16, 2007
Creator: Purcell, Patrick
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Presidential Grave Sites: Maintenance and Congressional District Locations

Description: This report lists all U.S. Presidents, their terms of service, information concerning their grave sites, such as the address and the congressional districts of the grave sites, and the names and the telephone numbers of the burial locations or organizations or groups that maintain the burial sites. This report also includes information on presidential wreath laying ceremonies.
Date: January 16, 2007
Creator: Schwarz, Joseph J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Stafford Loan Interest Rate Reduction: Background and Issues

Description: This report provides a brief overview of selected terms and conditions of Stafford Loans, characteristics of borrowers, and a description of how reduced rates would compare with current terms and conditions.
Date: January 16, 2007
Creator: Smole, David P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Arsenic in Drinking Water: Regulatory Developments and Issues

Description: This report discusses the 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments. These amendments directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update the standard for arsenic in drinking water.
Date: January 17, 2007
Creator: Tiemann, Mary
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Farm Commodity Policy: Programs and Issues for Congress

Description: This report summarizes the subsidies that are available for about 25 agricultural commodities representing about one-third of gross farm sales.
Date: January 17, 2007
Creator: Monke, Jim
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Innovation and Intellectual Property Issues in Homeland Security

Description: This report examines concerns that patents, trade secrets or other intellectual rights may impede the prompt, widespread and cost-effective distribution of innovations that promote homeland security.
Date: January 17, 2007
Creator: Thomas, John R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Islamic Traditions of Wahhabism and Salafiyya

Description: The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and subsequent discussions of religious extremism have called attention to Islamic puritanical movements known as Wahhabism and Salafiyya. Al Qaeda leaders and their ideological supporters have advocated a violent message that some suggest is an extremist interpretation of this line of puritanical Islam. Other observers have accused Saudi Arabia, the center of Wahhabism, of having disseminated a religion that promotes hatred and violence, targeting t… more
Date: January 17, 2007
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Budget for FY2007: President’s Request, Congressional Appropriations, and Related Issues

Description: This report tracks congressional appropriation action on the President's FY2007 funding request for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Issues of possible concern are summarized, including decreases in funding for ocean research and consideration of an act to authorize all NOAA programs under a single law.
Date: January 17, 2007
Creator: Morrissey, Wayne A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Patents and Drug Importation

Description: This report explores the intellectual property laws and policies concerning the parallel importation of patented pharmaceuticals into the United States.
Date: January 17, 2007
Creator: Thomas, John R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federal Taxation of Aliens Working in the United States

Description: This report discusses the federal tax treatment of alien individuals, i.e., foreign nationals, who are working in the United States.
Date: January 18, 2007
Creator: Lunder, Erika
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Financing the U.S. Trade Deficit

Description: This report provides an overview of the U.S. balance of payments, an explanation of the broader role of capital flows in the U.S. economy, an explanation of how the country finances its trade deficit or a trade surplus, and the implications for Congress and the country of the large inflows of capital from abroad.
Date: January 18, 2007
Creator: Jackson, James K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Flood Risk Management: Federal Role in Infrastructure

Description: This report discusses federal flood-related infrastructure investments, such as levees, floodwalls, and dams.
Date: January 18, 2007
Creator: Carter, Nicole T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Integrating Medicare and Medicaid Services Through Managed Care

Description: This report discusses efforts to improve the delivery of health and long-term care services for individuals who are dually enrolled in Medicaid and Medicare, which generally includes the elderly and some individuals with disabilities.
Date: January 18, 2007
Creator: Stone, Julie & Tritz, Karen
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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