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Constitutional Authority Statements and the Powers of Congress: An Overview (open access)

Constitutional Authority Statements and the Powers of Congress: An Overview

This report provides an overview of Congress's powers under the Constitution and their role in interpreting the nation's founding document. It examines House Rule XII, clause 7(c), discussing the results of a recent study conducted by CRS of Constitutional Authority Statement (CAS) that were submitted during the last six months of the 114th Congress, and concludes by discussing trends with regard to the House's recent CAS practices and by providing considerations for congressional personnel drafting CASs.
Date: January 6, 2017
Creator: Nolan, Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Resolutions of Inquiry in the House (open access)

Resolutions of Inquiry in the House

This report examines the use of resolutions of inquiry in the House of Representatives from 1947 to 2011. A resolution of inquiry is a measure that formally calls on the executive branch to provide specified factual information to Congress.
Date: March 6, 2017
Creator: Davis, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Secret Service: Selected Issues and Executive and Congressional Responses (open access)

U.S. Secret Service: Selected Issues and Executive and Congressional Responses

"This report provides a brief overview of the USSS's [U.S. Secret Service's] missions, structure and staffing. It examines enacted and proposed changes and reforms stemming from a series of incidents" (summary).
Date: March 6, 2017
Creator: Reese, Shawn
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Trade Issues (open access)

China-U.S. Trade Issues

This report discusses the U.S.-China economic relationship and China's rapid expansion as a global economic market, within the context of the current global economic crisis. It also examines major U.S.-China trade issues and related legislation.
Date: March 6, 2017
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Building and Facility Security: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Federal Building and Facility Security: Frequently Asked Questions

This report discusses the security of federal government buildings and facilities that affect not only the daily operations of the federal government but also the health, well-being, and safety of federal employees and the public.
Date: March 6, 2017
Creator: Reese, Shawn
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Benefits for Former Spouses: Legislation and Policy Issues (open access)

Military Benefits for Former Spouses: Legislation and Policy Issues

The purpose of this report is to provide a general discussion of legislative provisions and proposals relating to the military benefits for former spouses.
Date: March 6, 2017
Creator: Kamarck, Kristy N.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Virginia (SSN-774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Virginia (SSN-774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) program.
Date: April 6, 2017
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The role of the 5f valence orbitals of early actinides in chemical bonding 5f valence orbiatls of early actinides in chemical bonding (open access)

The role of the 5f valence orbitals of early actinides in chemical bonding 5f valence orbiatls of early actinides in chemical bonding

This article illuminates the role of the 5f valence orbitals of uranium, neptunium and plutonium in chemical bonding using advanced spectroscopies.
Date: July 6, 2017
Creator: Vitova, T.; Pidchenko, I.; Fellhauer, D.; Bagus, Paul S.; Joly, Y.; Pruessmann, T. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran's Foreign and Defense Policies (open access)

Iran's Foreign and Defense Policies

This report discusses Iran's national security policy. Some experts forecast that Iran's foreign and defense policies might shift after international sanctions were eased in January 2016 in accordance with the July 2015 multilateral nuclear agreement with Iran (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA).
Date: February 6, 2017
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tracking User Experience of Digital Newspapers on the Portal to Texas History (open access)

Tracking User Experience of Digital Newspapers on the Portal to Texas History

This paper discusses the research findings of a user experience project directly related to how people interact with newspapers on The Portal to Texas History.
Date: January 6, 2017
Creator: Krahmer, Ana
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rediscovering Music Printed in American Newspapers: A Case Study for Mining Non-Textual Content from Digital Newspapers (open access)

Rediscovering Music Printed in American Newspapers: A Case Study for Mining Non-Textual Content from Digital Newspapers

This paper discusses the use of digital newspaper pages through the Library of Congress database Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers as a case study to demonstrate the value of developing tools to locate non-textual content.
Date: January 6, 2017
Creator: Fisher, Sarah Lynn
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Increasing Choice, Access, and Quality in Health Care for Americans Act (Division C of P.L. 114-255) (open access)

Increasing Choice, Access, and Quality in Health Care for Americans Act (Division C of P.L. 114-255)

This report summarizes the Increasing Choice, Access, and Quality in Health Care for Americans Act, enacted December 13, 2016, as Division C of the 21st Century Cures Act (P.L. 114-255). It includes an overview and a breakdown of provisions by section.
Date: January 6, 2017
Creator: Uberoi, Namrata K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Israel: Background and U.S. Relations in Brief (open access)

Israel: Background and U.S. Relations in Brief

This report focuses on recent dynamics in U.S.-Israel relations; U.S.-Israel next steps following the July 2015 Iranian nuclear deal; regional threats Israel perceives from Hezbollah, Syria, and elsewhere; recently-intensified Israeli-Palestinian tensions and violence in connection with Jerusalem's holy sites; and domestic political developments in Israel.
Date: January 6, 2017
Creator: Zanotti, Jim
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Burma's Political Prisoners and U.S. Policy: In Brief (open access)

Burma's Political Prisoners and U.S. Policy: In Brief

This report discusses the current issues in Burma (Myanmar) in regards to political prisoners and the resulting U.S. sanctions against the nation.
Date: June 6, 2017
Creator: Martin, Michael F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Primer: A Guide for New Members (open access)

Defense Primer: A Guide for New Members

This report describes the power of the Congress over the armed forces, including the power to "to raise and support Armies," "to provide and maintain a Navy," "to make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces" and "to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States.... "
Date: February 6, 2017
Creator: Kapp, Lawrence
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Concert Poster: Austin City Limits Music Festival]

Poster advertising the Austin City Limits Music Festival spanning the weekends of October 6-8 and 13-15, 2017 at Zilker Park in Austin, TX. Headline artists include Jay-Z, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chance the Rapper, The Killers, Gorillaz, Martin Garrix and The xx. Poster lists the many other performers in black text on a blue background that fades to yellow at the bottom. Sponsor information is listed at the bottom of the poster along with ticket information.
Date: 2017-10-06/2017-10-15
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Concert Poster: Austin City Limits Music Festival]

Poster advertising the Austin City Limits Music Festival spanning the weekends of October 6-8 and 13-15, 2017 at Zilker Park in Austin, TX. Poster lists headline artists Jay-Z, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chance the Rapper, The Killers, and Gorillaz in black block lettering on multicolored flags on a blue background fading to yellow. Sponsor and ticket information is listed in white block lettering at the bottom of the poster.
Date: 2017-10-06/2017-10-15
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 97, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 6, 2017 (open access)

The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 97, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 6, 2017

Weekly newspaper from Tulsa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 6, 2017
Creator: Goodwin, Jeanne M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, January 6, 2017 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, January 6, 2017

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: January 6, 2017
Creator: Nash, Tammye
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. [22], Ed. 1 Friday, October 6, 2017 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. [22], Ed. 1 Friday, October 6, 2017

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: October 6, 2017
Creator: Nash, Tammye
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Background to "Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections": The Analytic Process and Cyber Incident Attribution. (open access)

Background to "Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections": The Analytic Process and Cyber Incident Attribution.

This report is a declassified version of the highly classified "Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections."
Date: January 6, 2017
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Brewer-Clark event]

Photograph taken at a lecture by music educator and author Carolyn Glenn Brewer and following performance by the Colleen Clark Group.
Date: April 6, 2017
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Brewer-Clark event]

Photograph taken at a lecture by music educator and author Carolyn Glenn Brewer and following performance by the Colleen Clark Group.
Date: April 6, 2017
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Brewer-Clark event]

Photograph taken at a lecture by music educator and author Carolyn Glenn Brewer and following performance by the Colleen Clark Group.
Date: April 6, 2017
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library