Temporary Extension of the Community Health Center Fund (open access)

Temporary Extension of the Community Health Center Fund

This report discusses the funding of the Community Health Center program and the temporary extension of the program beyond FY2017 when its funding officially expired.
Date: January 11, 2018
Creator: Heisler, Elayne J. & Redhead, C. Stephen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hurricane Michael: Brief Overview of FEMA Programs and Resources (open access)

Hurricane Michael: Brief Overview of FEMA Programs and Resources

This report provides a brief overview of emergency and major disaster declarations relevant to Hurricane Michael, and selected federal resources and links to CRS products related to Stafford Act declarations, disaster response, and recovery.
Date: October 11, 2018
Creator: Lindsay, Bruce R.; Reese, Shawn; Brown, Jared T.; Horn, Diane P. & Painter, William L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), Reinsurance, and Catastrophe Bonds (open access)

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), Reinsurance, and Catastrophe Bonds

This report discusses the use of reinsurance to transfer some of the risk of an insurance policy from the primary insurer to a secondary insurer, and the National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP) decision to use reinsurance through the issuance of catastrophe bonds (which pay out when a particular type of disaster set out in the bond agreement occurs) by the secondary private insurers.
Date: September 11, 2018
Creator: Horn, Diane P. & Webel, Baird
System: The UNT Digital Library
Overview of U.S. Sanctions Regimes on Russia (open access)

Overview of U.S. Sanctions Regimes on Russia

This report discusses the U.S.-imposed sanctions on Russia for malicious cyber activity.
Date: July 11, 2017
Creator: Welt, Cory & Rennack, Dianne E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Air Force Pilot Shortage (open access)

U.S. Air Force Pilot Shortage

This report discusses the current shortage of pilots, especially fighter pilots, in the Air Force and factors influencing pilots to leave the Air Force and possible retention and recruitment methods to help alleviate the shortage.
Date: September 11, 2017
Creator: Hoadley, Daniel S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Insurance and the Financial CHOICE Act (H.R. 10) (open access)

Insurance and the Financial CHOICE Act (H.R. 10)

This report discusses changes to current insurance law under the new Financial CHOICE Act.
Date: August 11, 2017
Creator: Webel, Baird
System: The UNT Digital Library
Guatemala: One President Resigns; Another Elected, to Be Inaugurated January 14 (open access)

Guatemala: One President Resigns; Another Elected, to Be Inaugurated January 14

This report discusses the transfer of power to the newly-elected president of Guatemala and its context, following the resignation of the former president and vice-president, their arrest for government corruption, and the succeeding interim government.
Date: January 11, 2016
Creator: Taft-Morales, Maureen
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Shutdown of the Joint North/South Korean Kaesong Industrial Complex (open access)

The Shutdown of the Joint North/South Korean Kaesong Industrial Complex

This report briefly discusses the South Korean government's decision to shut down the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC), which is an 11-year-old industrial park located in North Korea just across the demilitarized zone where more than 120 South Korean manufacturers employed over 50,000 North Korean workers.
Date: February 11, 2016
Creator: Manyin, Mark E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016: Effects on Budgetary Trends (open access)

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016: Effects on Budgetary Trends

This report discusses recent changes to the federal budget outlook and the effects of these amendments on recent budgetary trends using the CBO and JCT cost estimates for the legislation, the CBO budget forecast released in August 2015, and OMB historical data.
Date: January 11, 2016
Creator: Driessen, Grant A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
China's Recent Stock Market Volatility: What Are the Implications? (open access)

China's Recent Stock Market Volatility: What Are the Implications?

This report briefly discusses the consequences of rapid price increases from about mid-2014 to mid-2015 in China's two main stock markets, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE).
Date: February 11, 2016
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M. & Nelson, Gabriel M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Postelection Issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina (open access)

Postelection Issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina

This report discusses the political structure, presidency, legislative elections of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the role of the Unites States.
Date: October 11, 2018
Creator: Garding, Sarah E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Overview of U.S. Sanctions Regimes on Russia (open access)

Overview of U.S. Sanctions Regimes on Russia

This report discusses sanctions imposed by the Obama administration on Russia for malicious cyber activity.
Date: January 11, 2017
Creator: Welt, Cory & Rennack, Dianne E.
System: The UNT Digital Library