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Issues in Homeland Security Policy for the 113th Congress

Description: This report outlines an array of homeland security issues that may come before the 113th Congress. After a brief discussion of the overall homeland security budget, the report divides the specific issues into five broad categories: counterterrorism and security management, border security and trade, immigration, disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, and departmental management.
Date: September 23, 2013
Creator: Painter, William L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Agricultural Guest Workers: Legislative Activity in the 113th Congress

Description: This report discusses the foreign temporary workers, also known as guest workers, that have long performed legal agricultural labor in the United States through different temporary worker programs.
Date: July 23, 2013
Creator: Bruno, Andorra
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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International Trade and Finance: Key Policy Issues for the 113th Congress, Second Session

Description: This report highlights major international trade and finance issues that the 113th Congress may address. This report presents broader congressional oversight of the economic and political context of the current U.S. participation in the global economy.
Date: January 23, 2014
Creator: Cooper, William H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA): Issues for the 113th Congress

Description: This report examines the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), which is is the executive branch's principal advisory office on domestic and international telecommunications and information policies. The report specifically focuses on the new responsibilities granted to the NTIA under the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96).
Date: January 23, 2014
Creator: Moore, Linda K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Clean Air Issues in the 113th Congress: An Overview

Description: This report discusses the air pollution regulations and the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) regulatory actions on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and also addresses some climate change issues.
Date: April 23, 2014
Creator: McCarthy, James E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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