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Options to Cease Implementing the Iran Nuclear Agreement (open access)

Options to Cease Implementing the Iran Nuclear Agreement

This report analyzes some of the options the Administration might use to end or alter U.S. implementation of the JCPOA, if there is a decision to do so. These options, which might involve use of procedures in the JCPOA itself or the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (P.L. 114-17), are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
Date: September 7, 2017
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth; Kerr, Paul K. & Heitshusen, Valerie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Disaster Debris Management: Requirements, Challenges, and Federal Agency Roles (open access)

Disaster Debris Management: Requirements, Challenges, and Federal Agency Roles

This report focuses on the requirements applicable to disaster debris management and the challenges that communities face when attempting to manage it both quickly and safely. This report also provides an overview of the types of support provided by FEMA, the Corps, and EPA with respect to disaster debris removal. A discussion of the programs or statutory authorities under which that support may be provided is beyond the scope of this report. There are a number of conditions under which federal agencies may support communities with disaster debris removal. With respect to FEMA's involvement in debris removal assistance, this report focuses on support that may be provided after the President declares the incident to involve a "major disaster" under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act, P.L. 93-288, as amended).
Date: September 6, 2017
Creator: Luther, Linda
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) program, which is carried out by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Navy, and gives Navy Aegis cruisers and destroyers a capability for conducting BMD operations. The issue for Congress is whether to approve, reject, or modify Department of Defense (DOD) acquisition strategies and proposed funding levels for the Aegis BMD program. Congress's decisions on the Aegis BMD program could significantly affect U.S. BMD capabilities and funding requirements, and the BMD-related industrial base.
Date: September 1, 2017
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cost and Feasibility of FADGI Compliance for the Digital Projects Unit: Final Report (open access)

Cost and Feasibility of FADGI Compliance for the Digital Projects Unit: Final Report

This report documents the Cost and Feasibility of FADGI Compliance for the Digital Projects Unit project funded through the 2016 Dean's Innovation Grant. The final report briefly describes the Cost and Feasibility of FADGI Compliance for the Digital Projects Unit project activities, budget, outcomes, best practices, and sustainability.
Date: September 30, 2017
Creator: Willis, Shannon & McIntosh, Marcia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Revving Up for Research  Mentoring Program: Final Report (open access)

Revving Up for Research Mentoring Program: Final Report

This report documents the Revving up for Research project funded through the 2016 Dean's Innovation Grant. The final report briefly describes the Revving up for Research project activities, budget, outcomes, best practices, and sustainability.
Date: September 26, 2017
Creator: Harker, Karen; Sassen, Catherine; O'Toole, Erin; Thomsett-Scott, Beth & Hamner, Jesse
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The End of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program: Some Immediate Takeaways (open access)

The End of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program: Some Immediate Takeaways

This report outlines some of the major implications of ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program, including common questions about what happens to current DACA recipients, and possibilities for Congress to consider.
Date: September 8, 2017
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0165 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0165

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether affidavits regarding ownership of real property by adverse possession may be recorded with the county clerk pursuant to section 12.00l(a) of the Property Code (RQ-0155-KP).
Date: September 12, 2017
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0161 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0161

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Requirements for signatures on a petition filed in connection with a candidate's application for a place on the ballot (RQ-0151-KP).
Date: September 8, 2017
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 106, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 6, 2017 (open access)

The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 106, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Student newspaper from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: September 6, 2017
Creator: St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Tex.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0164 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0164

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: The validity of local stock law elections held under statutes in effect in 1918 (RQ-0154-KP).
Date: September 12, 2017
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0162 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0162

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a commissioners court may fund the county fire marshal and safety coordinator position through revenue generated by a sales and use tax imposed pursuant to chapter 324 of the Tax Code (RQ-0152-KP).
Date: September 8, 2017
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0163 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0163

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the district attorney's office must pay for the copy of the reporter's record filed with the trial court Clerk pursuant to Rule ofAppellate Procedure 34.6(h) (RQ-0153-KP).
Date: September 8, 2017
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 106, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 20, 2017 (open access)

The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 106, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Student newspaper from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: September 20, 2017
Creator: St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Tex.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 36, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 6, 2017 (open access)

The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 36, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Weekly newspaper from Aransas Pass, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 6, 2017
Creator: Martinez, Norma L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 28, 2017 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 28, 2017

Weekly student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, national, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: September 28, 2017
Creator: Waddell, Reece
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southwest Retort, Volume 70, Number 1, September 2017 (open access)

Southwest Retort, Volume 70, Number 1, September 2017

This publication of the Dallas-Fort Worth Section of the American Chemical Society includes information about research, prominent scientist, organizational business, and various other stories of interest to the community.
Date: September 2017
Creator: American Chemical Society. Dallas/Fort Worth Section.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library

Foreclosed and Sold: An Examination of Community and Property Characteristics Related to the Sale of REO Properties

This article uses foreclosure data from Dallas County, Texas to examine how both housing and neighborhood characteristics are related to the possibility of the sale of a foreclosed property out of real-estate-owned (REO) stock.
Date: September 1, 2017
Creator: Zhang, Lei; Leonard, Tammy & Dias, Resha
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abortion: Judicial History and Legislative Response (open access)

Abortion: Judicial History and Legislative Response

This report discusses legislative action related to abortion since the 1973 "Roe v. Wade" decision. Topics covered include Major Supreme Court cases related to abortion, restrictions on federal funding being used for abortions, and previous and current legislative actions related to abortion restriction.
Date: September 29, 2017
Creator: Shimabukuro, Jon O.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wastewater Infrastructure: Overview, Funding, and Legislative Developments (open access)

Wastewater Infrastructure: Overview, Funding, and Legislative Developments

This report discusses federal funding for wastewater treatment through the State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund (SRF) program and several other programs as well as current and future funding for the programs.
Date: September 22, 2017
Creator: Ramseur, Jonathan L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Financing for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) (open access)

Federal Financing for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

This report provides an overview of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) financing, beginning with an explanation of the federal matching rate. It describes various aspects of federal CHIP funding, such as the federal appropriation, state allotments, the Child Enrollment Contingency Fund, redistribution funds, and outreach and enrollment grants. The report ends with a section about the future of CHIP funding, including the options for extending CHIP funding and what could happen if federal funding expires.
Date: September 29, 2017
Creator: Mitchell, Alison
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lebanon (open access)

Lebanon

This report provides an overview of Lebanon and current issues of U.S. interest. It provides background information, analyzes recent developments and key policy debates, and tracks legislation, U.S. assistance, and recent congressional action. Topics discussed include politics, security challenges, Hezbollah and its wars and power, economic issues, and refugees in Lebanon from Syria.
Date: September 20, 2017
Creator: Humud, Carla E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Littoral Combat Ship/Frigate (LCS, FFGX) Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Littoral Combat Ship/Frigate (LCS, FFGX) Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship/Frigate (LCS/FFG(X)) program, a program to procure a total of 40, and possibly as many as 52, small surface combatants (SSCs), meaning LCSs and frigates. A total of 29 LCSs have been procured through FY2017. For FY2018, the Navy is requesting the procurement of two more LCSs, which would be the 30th and 31st. The program presents several oversight issues for Congress. Congress's decisions on the LCS/FFG(X) program will affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements, and the shipbuilding industrial base.
Date: September 22, 2017
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Itemized Tax Deductions for Individuals: Data Analysis (open access)

Itemized Tax Deductions for Individuals: Data Analysis

This report analyzes the most recently available public data from the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) Statistics of Income (SOI) to provide an overview of who claims itemized deductions, what they claim them for, and the amount in deductions claimed. In addition, the revenue loss associated with several of the larger deductions is presented using data from the Joint Committee on Taxation's (JCT's) tax expenditure estimates. This report concludes with a brief discussion of the implications of various policy options to reform or limit itemized deductions.
Date: September 21, 2017
Creator: Lowry, Sean
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Chairs: Considerations, Decisions, and Actions as One Congress Ends and a New Congress Begins (open access)

House Committee Chairs: Considerations, Decisions, and Actions as One Congress Ends and a New Congress Begins

This report outlines the roles of a committee chair in Congress and covers the activities of the period from the House's early organization meetings in November to approximately March or April following the convening of a new Congress.
Date: September 11, 2017
Creator: Schneider, Judy & Koempel, Michael L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library