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Iraq: Summary of U.S. Casualties

Description: This report provides a table of casualties that was compiled by the Department of Defense (DOD), as tallied from DOD press releases. Table 1 provides statistics on fatalities during Operation Iraqi Freedom, which began on March 19, 2003, and is ongoing, as well as on the number of fatalities since May 1, 2003.
Date: April 4, 2005
Creator: Fischer, Hannah
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Iraq: Government Formation and Benchmarks

Description: This report describes Iraq's government formation and benchmarks following the elections in 2005. The elections produced a permanent constitution and a broad-based but Shiite-led government that has been unwilling or unable to take major steps to reduce Sunni popular resentment. The report also describes the Iraqi government as showing significant signs of fragmentation.
Date: July 13, 2007
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Program

Description: This report includes information regarding North Korea's nuclear weapons program. This information includes background, development, and analysis
Date: November 5, 2003
Creator: Niksch, Larry A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Why Certain Trade Agreements Are Approved as Congressional-Executive Agreements Rather Than as Treaties

Description: Trade agreements such asthe NAFTA and the GATT Uruguay Round agreements have been approved by majority vote of each House of Congress rather than by twothirds vote of the Senate — that is, they have been treated as congressional-executive agreements rather than astreaties. The congressional-executive agreement has been the vehicle for implementingCongress' long-standing policy ofseeking trade benefitsfor the United States through reciprocal trade negotiations. In a succession of statutes, Congr… more
Date: July 12, 2006
Creator: Grimmett, Jeanne J.
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Amendments Between the Houses

Description: This report addresses Amendments between the Houses.
Date: May 19, 2003
Creator: Saturno, James V.
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Free Trade Agreements: Impact on U.S. Trade and Implications for U.S. Trade Policy

Description: The report is about the Impact on U.S. Trade and Implications for U.S. Trade Policy. The economic impact of FTAs and Relevant Legislation. United States has proposed to engage in negotiations to establish bilateral and free trade agreements with a number of trading partners.
Date: July 10, 2007
Creator: Cooper, William H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Social Security Administration: Administrative Budget Issues

Description: The Social Security Administration (SSA) administers the Social Security program (Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance, or OASDI) and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, and provides administrative support to Medicare and several other federal programs. Total SSA spending in FY2006 was about $597 billion, 98% of which was mandatory spending on benefit payments. This report focuses on SSA’s spending for administrative expenses, which is discretionary and amounts to 2% of SSA’s… more
Date: July 17, 2007
Creator: Romig, Kathleen
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Agricultural Trade in the Free Trade Area of the Americas

Description: This report describes the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) trade agreement of 2005. The mission of the trade deal is to spread economic growth and democracy through free trade of goods between Central America, South America, the Caribbean and several Western countries.
Date: May 23, 2003
Creator: Jurenas, Remy
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Foreign Investor Protection Under NAFTA Chapter 11

Description: This report summarizes the arbitration procedure used when an investor from one NAFTA party believes that another NAFTA party has breached an obligation under Chapter 11, and the investor suffered loss as a result. This report also examines one of the two most-debated Chapter 11 obligations imposed on the parties: the "fair and equitable treatment" of foreign investors. Additionally, it describes the roughly 20 claims filed so far under NAFTA Chapter 11, including the six against the U.S.
Date: September 29, 2003
Creator: Meltz, Robert
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Afro-Latinos in Latin America and Considerations for U.S. Policy

Description: This report reviews and analyzes the situation, concerns, and activities of Afro-descendants in the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking nations of Latin America. It then discusses current U.S. foreign aid programs, as well as multilateral initiatives, that have directly or indirectly assisted Afro-Latinos. The report concludes with a discussion of potential policy options that have been proposed should the United States elect to provide further support for Afro-Latinos.
Date: January 10, 2007
Creator: Ribando, Clare M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act: A Legal Analysis

Description: This report summarizes and describes the history of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act. Moreover, this report divides the act into four categories: a revised sex offender registration system, child and sex related amendments to federal criminal procedure, child protective grant programs, and punitive initiatives against sex offenders. The report examines each of these provisions of the bill to effectively summarize it, and gives the reader the information to find an available abridg… more
Date: April 6, 2007
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Green Jobs, Education, and Workforce Training in S. 1733 and H.R. 2454

Description: This report summarizes and compares provisions for green jobs training and worker adaptation assistance for climate change mitigation impacts in two recent bills.
Date: December 8, 2009
Creator: Campbell, Richard J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Information Quality Act: OMB’s Guidance and Initial Implementation

Description: This report describes the IQA and OMB's and the agencies' information quality guidelines, noting how several key terms are defined, how risk-related information is to be treated, and how agencies' correction processes should be established. The report also reviews OMB's report on the first year of the IQA's implementation, focusing on the correction requests received during that period and how they were resolved. It also describes a critical comment on that report by a nongovernmental organizat… more
Date: September 17, 2004
Creator: Copeland, Curtis W. & Simpson, Michael
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Governmental Drug Testing Programs: Legal and Constitutional Developments

Description: This report provides a brief overview of federal drug-free workplace programs presently in effect. It also examines the state of constitutional law on the subject of governmentally mandated drug-testing in employment, for social welfare eligibility, and of students in the public schools.
Date: November 20, 2002
Creator: Dale, Charles V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Foreign Students in the United States: Policies and Legislation

Description: This report examines various issues pertaining to foreign students in the United States. Since the Immigration Act of 1924, the United States has expressly permitted foreign students to study in U.S. institutions. Most foreign students are at least 18 years old and are enrolled in higher education programs. Foreign students are generally considered to enrich cultural diversity of the educational experience for U.S. residents as well as enhance the reputation of U.S. universities as world-class … more
Date: September 23, 2002
Creator: Wasem, Ruth Ellen
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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