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FY2016 Extension of the Higher Education Act: An Overview (open access)

FY2016 Extension of the Higher Education Act: An Overview

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Date: October 14, 2015
Creator: Smole, David P. & Hegji, Alexandra
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pharmaceutical Patent-Antitrust: Reverse Payment Settlements and Product Hopping (open access)

Pharmaceutical Patent-Antitrust: Reverse Payment Settlements and Product Hopping

This report introduces and analyzes innovation and competition policy issues associated with the pharmaceutical industry. It begins with a review of the Hatch-Waxman Act and its implications upon the availability of generic substitutes for brand-name medications. The report then turns to a basic review of the antitrust law. It then addresses judicial developments with respect to reverse payment settlements and product hopping. The report closes with a summary of congressional issues and possible alternatives.
Date: October 7, 2015
Creator: Thomas, John R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financial Transactions Taxes: In Brief (open access)

Financial Transactions Taxes: In Brief

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Date: October 22, 2015
Creator: Knightley, Mark P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Advisory Committees: An Introduction and Overview (open access)

Federal Advisory Committees: An Introduction and Overview

Federal advisory committees—which may also be labeled as commissions, councils, or task forces—are established to assist the executive branch in deliberating and, in some cases, helping to solve complex or divisive issues. Congress, the President, or an agency head may establish a federal advisory committee to render independent advice or provide policy recommendations. This report offers a history of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), examines its current requirements, and provides data on federal advisory committees operations and costs.
Date: October 28, 2015
Creator: Ginsberg, Wendy
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY2016 Appropriations for the Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis (open access)

FY2016 Appropriations for the Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Date: October 21, 2015
Creator: Williams, Jennifer D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Creating a Federal Advisory Committee in the Executive Branch (open access)

Creating a Federal Advisory Committee in the Executive Branch

This report provides a brief overview on how Congress can establish federal advisory committees, and provides some considerations as to why a federal advisory committee may or may not be an appropriate mechanism for a particular policy or funding question. It presents data on the number of active committees established by Congress with special emphasis on the committees established in FY2014. This report concludes by presenting a list of the federal advisory committees currently proposed for establishment in legislation in the 114th Congress.
Date: October 19, 2015
Creator: Ginsberg, Wendy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Assessment of Coverage in the Arrest-Related Deaths Program (open access)

Assessment of Coverage in the Arrest-Related Deaths Program

This technical report discusses the analysis of data on deaths that occurred in the process of arrest.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Banks, Duren; Couzens, Lance & Planty, Michael
System: The UNT Digital Library
Regulatory Impact Analysis for the Clean Power Plan Final Rule (open access)

Regulatory Impact Analysis for the Clean Power Plan Final Rule

This is a Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) as it relates to greenhouse gases and climate change.
Date: October 23, 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air and Radiation. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
System: The UNT Digital Library
LiDAR Acquisition and Flow Assessment for the Middle Trinity River (open access)

LiDAR Acquisition and Flow Assessment for the Middle Trinity River

Report on Lidar acquisition and use in water flow assessments for the Middle Trinity River
Date: October 15, 2015
Creator: Mangham, Webster; Osting, Tim & Flores, David
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hempstead Independent School District, October 2015 (open access)

Hempstead Independent School District, October 2015

Report describing the performance of Hempstead Independent School District including a review of the management of the district's educational, financial, and operational functions.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultural Resources Baseline Studies: Lake Columbia Water Supply Project, Cherokee and Smith Counties, Texas (open access)

Cultural Resources Baseline Studies: Lake Columbia Water Supply Project, Cherokee and Smith Counties, Texas

Report issued by Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. to provide a report on the discharge of dredged and fill materials from the Angelina and Neches River Authority associated with the construction of Lake Columbia reservoir in Cherokee and Smith counties, Texas.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Owens, Jeffrey D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[TXSSAR Officer Reports: November 9 - 11, 2015] (open access)

[TXSSAR Officer Reports: November 9 - 11, 2015]

Officer Reports for the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution October 9 - 11, 2015 Board of Managers meeting.
Date: 2015-10-09/2015-10-11
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Labor’s 2015 Proposed Fiduciary Rule: Background and Issues (open access)

Department of Labor’s 2015 Proposed Fiduciary Rule: Background and Issues

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Date: October 8, 2015
Creator: Topoleski, John J. & Shorter, Gary
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2016 Appropriations: Overview (open access)

Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2016 Appropriations: Overview

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Date: October 8, 2015
Creator: Webel, Baird
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Securities Law: Insider Trading (open access)

Federal Securities Law: Insider Trading

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Date: October 5, 2015
Creator: Seitzinger, Michael V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Proposed Reauthorization in the 114th Congress (open access)

Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Proposed Reauthorization in the 114th Congress

The report discusses the Commodity Futures Trading Commissions (CFTC) that regulates futures, most options, and swap markets. It also points out the CFTC Re authorization Process.
Date: October 19, 2015
Creator: Miller, Rena S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Housing for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS (open access)

Housing for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS

This report describes research that shows how housing and health status are related and the effects of stable housing on patient health. It also describes the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program, the only federal program that provides housing and services specifically for persons who are HIV positive or who have AIDS, together with their families. In addition, the report describes how a small portion of funds appropriated through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program may be used by states and local jurisdictions to provide short-term housing assistance for persons living with HIV/AIDS.
Date: October 5, 2015
Creator: Perl, Libby
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Inmate Monthly Report: September 2015, [Part 4] (open access)

Texas Inmate Monthly Report: September 2015, [Part 4]

Report issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice providing statistical information about inmate numbers in each prison, those with U.S. Immigration detainers by country, and how many inmates were received and departed in September 2015.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Inmate Monthly Report: September 2015, [Part 1] (open access)

Texas Inmate Monthly Report: September 2015, [Part 1]

Monthly report issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice providing statistical information about numbers and categories of inmates held in various locations across Texas.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process for Evaluating Overweight Truck Corridors Serving Coastal Port Regions and Border Ports of Entry (open access)

Process for Evaluating Overweight Truck Corridors Serving Coastal Port Regions and Border Ports of Entry

Report on the process for evaluating overweight truck corridors serving coastal port regions and Texas-Mexico border ports of entry.
Date: October 1, 2015
Creator: Sassine, Chris; Arce, Oscar Galvis; Murphy, Mike; Wu, Hui; Loftus-Otway, Lisa; Zhang, Zhanmin et al.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Environmental Protection Agency Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units, Book 2 (open access)

Environmental Protection Agency Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units, Book 2

EPA report establishes the final ruling on state guidelines for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (specifically CO2) from existing electric generating units powered by fossil fuels. Interim emission goals are established for each state in years 2022-2029, and final goals start with years 2030-2031.
Date: October 23, 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Secondary School Completion and Dropouts in Texas Public Schools: 2013-2014, District Supplement (open access)

Secondary School Completion and Dropouts in Texas Public Schools: 2013-2014, District Supplement

Supplementary compilation summarizing data regarding graduates and dropouts in Texas public secondary schools broken down by school district (alphabetically) and by various district characteristics.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Texas Education Agency. Division of Research and Analysis.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guadalupe Bayou Flow and Inundation Study Final Report (open access)

Guadalupe Bayou Flow and Inundation Study Final Report

Report focused on "studying environmental flow needs for Texas rivers and estuaries" (p. 1).
Date: October 30, 2015
Creator: Carothers, Richard; Hodges, Ben R. & Passalacqua, Paola
System: The Portal to Texas History
Modeling Salinity Fluxes in the Nueces Delta (open access)

Modeling Salinity Fluxes in the Nueces Delta

Report that summarizes the accomplishments of the the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) Interagency contract to make improvements to the Nueces Delta Hydrodynamic Model (NDHM).
Date: October 30, 2015
Creator: Li, Zhi & Hodges, Ben R.
System: The Portal to Texas History