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Injury Determinations for Humpback Whales and Other Cetaceans Reported to NOAA Response Networks in the Hawaiian Islands during 2007-2012 (open access)

Injury Determinations for Humpback Whales and Other Cetaceans Reported to NOAA Response Networks in the Hawaiian Islands during 2007-2012

From introduction: the present paper provides a summary of injury determinations for cetaceans in and around the Hawaiian EEZ reported injured by human causes to the PIR-MMRN and HIERN during 2007-2012... This paper also summarizes reports from previous years of cetaceans other than humpback whales injured by human causes for the purpose of obtaining additional qualitative information on the sources of injuries and the species involved. (pg. 1)
Date: June 2015
Creator: Bradford, Amanda L. & Lyman, Ed
System: The UNT Digital Library
Depth Derivation Using Multispectral WorldView-2 Satellite Imagery (open access)

Depth Derivation Using Multispectral WorldView-2 Satellite Imagery

Report discussing high-resolution multibeam bathymetry data. Results show that in the absence of shallow (0-20 m) high-resolution bathymetric data, satellite-derived depths are an important resource for assessing, monitoring, and managing shallow coral reef ecosystems. (pg. iii)
Date: June 2015
Creator: Ehses, Julia S. & Rooney, John J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and the Role of Congress in Trade Policy (open access)

Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and the Role of Congress in Trade Policy

This report presents background and analysis on the development of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), a summary of the major provisions under the expired authority, and a discussion of the issues that have arisen in the debate over Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) renewal. It also explores some of the policy options available to Congress.
Date: June 18, 2015
Creator: Fergusson, Ian F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Branch Agency Appointments: History, Processes, and Recent Actions (open access)

Legislative Branch Agency Appointments: History, Processes, and Recent Actions

This report contains information on the legislative branch agency heads' appointment processes, length of tenures (if terms are set), reappointment or removal provisions (if any), salaries and benefits, and most recent appointments.
Date: June 10, 2015
Creator: Brudnick, Ida A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Indonesia: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Indonesia: Background and U.S. Relations

This report provides background information on social and political situation in Indonesia and its relations with United States.
Date: June 26, 2015
Creator: Dolven, Ben & Mackey, Wil
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Securities Law: Insider Trading (open access)

Federal Securities Law: Insider Trading

Insider trading in securities may occur when a person in possession of material nonpublic information about a company trades in the company's securities and makes a profit or avoids a loss. This report discusses various regulations regarding insider trading violations.
Date: June 18, 2015
Creator: Seitzinger, Michael V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): An Economic Analysis (open access)

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): An Economic Analysis

This report discusses the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which is a refundable tax credit available to eligible workers earning relatively low wages
Date: June 2, 2015
Creator: Crandall-Hollick, Margot L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: FY2016 Appropriations in Brief (open access)

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: FY2016 Appropriations in Brief

This report focuses on FY2016 appropriations for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. It presents a brief overview of the appropriations requested by the President for FY2016 for agencies in the bill. It also briefly compares the FY2016 requested appropriations with appropriations enacted for FY2015. Finally, it provides the appropriations enacted for the bill for the last nine years (FY2007-FY2015) in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation) and constant dollars (adjusted for inflation).
Date: June 5, 2015
Creator: Hardy Vincent, Carol
System: The UNT Digital Library
EPA and the Army Corps’ “Waters of the United States” Rule: Congressional Response and Options (open access)

EPA and the Army Corps’ “Waters of the United States” Rule: Congressional Response and Options

This report discusses several options that congress could consider and that are reflected in bills in the 114th Congress.
Date: June 3, 2015
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act: A Legal Analysis of the Criminal Provisions of P.L. 114-22 (open access)

Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act: A Legal Analysis of the Criminal Provisions of P.L. 114-22

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Date: June 9, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unemployment Compensation (Insurance) and Military Service (open access)

Unemployment Compensation (Insurance) and Military Service

This report contains a brief overview of the unemployment compensation and military service.
Date: June 22, 2015
Creator: Whittaker, Julie M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proposed 2017 Chief Executive Election Reforms in Hong Kong (open access)

Proposed 2017 Chief Executive Election Reforms in Hong Kong

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Date: June 1, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Municipal Broadband: Background and Policy Debate (open access)

Municipal Broadband: Background and Policy Debate

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Date: June 18, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
H.R. 6: The 21st Century Cures Act (open access)

H.R. 6: The 21st Century Cures Act

This report summarizes a brief description of Current law and an explanation of how the bill would change current law.
Date: June 11, 2015
Creator: Johnson, Judith A.; Thaul, Susan & Bagalman, Erin
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Trends and Current Issues (open access)

U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Trends and Current Issues

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Date: June 30, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The European Union and Latin America (open access)

The European Union and Latin America

This report includes information regarding the background, political and parliamentary dimensions, and trade development dimensions between the European Union and Latin America
Date: June 17, 2015
Creator: Morelli, Vincent L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Housing and Urban Development: FY2016 Appropriations (open access)

Department of Housing and Urban Development: FY2016 Appropriations

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Date: June 11, 2015
Creator: McCarty, Maggie; Perl, Libby; Jones, Katie & Boyd, Eugene
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chinese Land Reclamation in the South China Sea: Implications and Policy Options (open access)

Chinese Land Reclamation in the South China Sea: Implications and Policy Options

This report assesses legal, military/operational, and diplomatic implications of the reclamation and construction activity and surveys U.S - CHINA statements on the situation.It provides a history of reclamation activity by other nations inlcuding the United States and other South China Sea claimants, and discusses U.S. Strategy and potential options for U.S. policymakers.
Date: June 18, 2015
Creator: Dolven, Ben; Elsea, Jennifer K.; Lawrence, Susan V.; O'Rourke, Ronald & Rinehart, Ian E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
EPA and the Army Corps’ Rule to Define “Waters of the United States” (open access)

EPA and the Army Corps’ Rule to Define “Waters of the United States”

This report describes the final revised rule--which the agencies refer to as the Clean Water Rule-- and includes a table comparing the existing regulatory language that defines "waters of the United States" with the revisions.
Date: June 29, 2015
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: An Economic Analysis (open access)

Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: An Economic Analysis

Foreign direct investment in the United States in 2014 dropped by more than half from the amount recorded in 2013, reflecting in part a large stock buyback by a major U.S. communications firm. This report provides an economic analysis of foreign direct investment in the United States.
Date: June 30, 2015
Creator: Jackson, James K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Yemen: Civil War and Regional Intervention (open access)

Yemen: Civil War and Regional Intervention

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Date: June 16, 2015
Creator: Sharp, Jeremy M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Branch: FY2016 Appropriations (open access)

Legislative Branch: FY2016 Appropriations

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Date: June 8, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Puerto Rico’s Current Fiscal Challenges: In Brief (open access)

Puerto Rico’s Current Fiscal Challenges: In Brief

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Date: June 30, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
EPA and the Army Corps’ “Waters of the United States” Rule: Congressional Response and Options (open access)

EPA and the Army Corps’ “Waters of the United States” Rule: Congressional Response and Options

This report discusses several options that congress could consider and that are reflected in bills in the 114th Congress.
Date: June 29, 2015
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
System: The UNT Digital Library