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The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 142, No. 8, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 26, 2014 (open access)

The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 142, No. 8, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 26, 2014

Semi-weekly newspaper from Carthage, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 26, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 142, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 26, 2014 (open access)

The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 142, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Semi-weekly newspaper from Carthage, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 26, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Examiner (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 120, No. 13, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 26, 2014 (open access)

The Examiner (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 120, No. 13, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Weekly newspaper from Navasota, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 26, 2014
Creator: McDonald, Scott
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Examiner (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 120, No. 9, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 26, 2014 (open access)

The Examiner (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 120, No. 9, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Weekly newspaper from Navasota, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 26, 2014
Creator: McDonald, Scott
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 132, No. 86, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 26, 2014 (open access)

Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 132, No. 86, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 26, 2014

Semi-weekly newspaper from Livingston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 26, 2014
Creator: Peak, Greg
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safe Harbor for Online Service Providers Under Section 512(c) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (open access)

Safe Harbor for Online Service Providers Under Section 512(c) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act

This report focuses primarily on "storage of information on systems or networks at direction of users," which includes any website that stores digital content that users have uploaded for public consumption or for sharing purposes (such as the popular social media and online services YouTube, Facebook, Dropbox, Flickr, Google Drive, and Blogger).
Date: March 26, 2014
Creator: Yeh, Brian T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
SBA Assistance to Small Business Startups: Client Experiences and Program Impact (open access)

SBA Assistance to Small Business Startups: Client Experiences and Program Impact

This report examines small business startups' experiences with the Small Business Administration's (SBA's) management and technical assistance training programs, focusing on Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs), Women Business Centers (WBCs), and SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives); the 7(a), 504/CDC, and Microloan lending programs; and the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) venture capital program.
Date: February 26, 2014
Creator: Dilger, Robert Jay
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Buy American Act in Brief: Preferences for "Domestic" Supplies and Construction Materials in Federal Procurements (open access)

The Buy American Act in Brief: Preferences for "Domestic" Supplies and Construction Materials in Federal Procurements

This report discusses the Buy American Act of 1933, which is the earliest and arguably the best known of various statutes regarding federal procurement of domestic products.
Date: February 26, 2014
Creator: Manuel, Kate M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Net Neutrality: The FCC's Authority to Regulate Broadband Internet Traffic Management (open access)

Net Neutrality: The FCC's Authority to Regulate Broadband Internet Traffic Management

This report discusses the major debate over the government's role in the Internet. Legally, the question appears to be whether the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) currently has the authority to regulate the ways in which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) manage Internet traffic over their networks.
Date: March 26, 2014
Creator: Ruane, Kathleen Ann
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financial Condition of Depository Banks (open access)

Financial Condition of Depository Banks

This report discusses the congressional interest in the financial conditions of depository banks or the commercial banking industry that has increased in the wake of the financial crisis that unfolded in 2007-2009, which resulted in a large increase in the number of distressed institutions.
Date: March 26, 2014
Creator: Getter, Darryl E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) class aircraft carrier program. Congress's decisions on the CVN-78 program could substantially affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements and the shipbuilding industrial base.
Date: March 26, 2014
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
S. 1961 and H.R. 4024: Legislative Responses to a Chemical Storage Facility Spill (open access)

S. 1961 and H.R. 4024: Legislative Responses to a Chemical Storage Facility Spill

This report describes and analyzes the Chemical Safety and Preparedness Act and H.R. 4024, the Ensuring Access to Clean Water Act of 2014.
Date: March 26, 2014
Creator: Copeland, Claudia & Tiemann, Mary
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hydraulic Fracturing: Selected Legal Issues (open access)

Hydraulic Fracturing: Selected Legal Issues

This report focuses on selected legal issues related to the use of hydraulic fracturing. It examines some of the requirements for hydraulic fracturing contained in major federal environmental laws. It also provides an overview of issues involving state preemption of local zoning authority, as well as state tort law.
Date: September 26, 2014
Creator: Vann, Adam; Murrill, Brandon J. & Tiemann, Mary
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 2014 Ebola Outbreak: International and U.S. Responses (open access)

The 2014 Ebola Outbreak: International and U.S. Responses

This report discusses the Ebola virus disease (Ebola or EVD), which is a severe, often fatal disease that was first detected near the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 1976.
Date: August 26, 2014
Creator: Salaam-Blyther, Tiaji
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 113th Congress: A Profile (open access)

Membership of the 113th Congress: A Profile

This report presents a profile of the membership of the 113th Congress (2013-2014). Statistical information is included on selected characteristics of Members, including data on party affiliation, average age, occupation, education, length of congressional service, religious affiliation, gender, ethnicity, foreign births, and military service.
Date: August 26, 2014
Creator: Manning, Jennifer E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dark Pools in Equity Trading: Policy Concerns and Recent Developments (open access)

Dark Pools in Equity Trading: Policy Concerns and Recent Developments

This report examines the confluence of factors that led to the rise of dark pools; the potential benefits and costs of such trading; some regulatory and congressional concerns over dark pools; recent regulatory developments by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), which oversees broker-dealers; and some recent lawsuits and enforcement actions garnering significant media attention.
Date: September 26, 2014
Creator: Shorter, Gary & Miller, Rena S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Actions to Repeal, Defund, or Delay the Affordable Care Act (open access)

Legislative Actions to Repeal, Defund, or Delay the Affordable Care Act

This report summarizes legislative actions taken to repeal, defund, delay, or otherwise amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) since the law's enactment.
Date: September 26, 2014
Creator: Redhead, C. S. & Kinzer, Janet
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Support Resources: Offices and Websites for Congressional Staff (open access)

Legislative Support Resources: Offices and Websites for Congressional Staff

This report provides a brief list of telephone numbers, room numbers, and Internet addresses of use to new congressional staffers who work with legislative procedures and conduct legislative research. Internet access restrictions are noted. Some of the websites listed are available only to congressional offices; other sites are restricted further and are only available to House or Senate offices.
Date: September 26, 2014
Creator: Manning, Jennifer E. & Greene, Michael
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Offshore Oil and Gas Development: Legal Framework (open access)

Offshore Oil and Gas Development: Legal Framework

This report explains the nature of U.S. authority over offshore areas pursuant to international and domestic law. It also describes the laws, at both the state and federal levels, governing the development of offshore oil and gas and the litigation that has flowed from development under these legal regimes. Also included is an outline of recent changes to the authorities regulating offshore development, as well as a discussion of recent executive action and legislative proposals concerning offshore oil and natural gas exploration and production.
Date: September 26, 2014
Creator: Vann, Adam
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Direct Overt U.S. Aid Appropriations for and Military Reimbursements to Pakistan, FY2002-FY2015 (open access)

Direct Overt U.S. Aid Appropriations for and Military Reimbursements to Pakistan, FY2002-FY2015

This report provides data regarding the direct overt U.S. aid appropriations and military reimbursements to Pakistan.
Date: March 26, 2014
Creator: Kronstadt, K. Alan & Epstein, Susan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reform of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Courts: Procedural and Operational Changes (open access)

Reform of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Courts: Procedural and Operational Changes

This report begins with an overview of both the FISC and the FISA Court of Review, including the jurisdiction of these courts, how the judges are appointed, and the FISC's practices and procedures for reviewing and issuing surveillance orders. The report then discusses the scope and underlying legal principles behind congressional regulation of the procedures of the federal courts, and applies those principles with respect to the various proposals to reform the FISA judicial review process.
Date: August 26, 2014
Creator: Nolan, Andrew & Thompson, Richard M., II
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major U.S. Arms Sales and Grants to Pakistan Since 2001 (open access)

Major U.S. Arms Sales and Grants to Pakistan Since 2001

A brief listing of major arms sales and grants made to Pakistan since 2001.
Date: March 26, 2014
Creator: Kronstadt, K. Alan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Veterans' Benefits: The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Duty to Assist Claimants (open access)

Veterans' Benefits: The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Duty to Assist Claimants

This report analyzes court decisions that have examined the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA's) obligation to assist veterans during the claims process.
Date: September 26, 2014
Creator: Shedd, Daniel T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
NATO's Wales Summit: Expected Outcomes and Key Challenges (open access)

NATO's Wales Summit: Expected Outcomes and Key Challenges

This report provides an overview of the NATO's Wales summit's main agenda items and expected outcomes, highlighting key challenges, U.S. policy priorities, and potential issues for Congress.
Date: August 26, 2014
Creator: Belkin, Paul
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library