The Potential of Systems, Tools, and Techniques for Social and Community Problems: Selected References (open access)

The Potential of Systems, Tools, and Techniques for Social and Community Problems: Selected References

This report provides a bibliography of resources related to the use of systems technology to solve social and community problems such as housing, pollution, transportation, and health services. Twenty areas of use are included in the bibliography.
Date: December 11, 1969
Creator: Chartrend, Robert L. & Ayton, Mauree W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interim Agreement on Iran's Nuclear Program (open access)

Interim Agreement on Iran's Nuclear Program

This report discusses the recent development regarding the negotiations with Iran about its nuclear program. The report provides background information on Iranian nuclear program and debates the November 24 Joint Plan of Action Elements.
Date: December 11, 2013
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth & Kerr, Paul K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA): Union Representation Procedures and Dispute Resolution (open access)

The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA): Union Representation Procedures and Dispute Resolution

This report begins with a brief overview of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and describes the basic procedures that employees and employers must follow during a unionizing campaign. The report explains different types of mediation and arbitration that can be used to resolve bargaining disputes. The report describes the jurisdictional standards that an employer must meet before the NLRB will exert jurisdiction over a question of union representation (e.g., for a small business).
Date: December 11, 2013
Creator: Mayer, Gerald
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

This report discusses issues regarding foreign investments and how that can affect the U.S.
Date: December 11, 2013
Creator: Jackson, James K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Paris Club and International Debt Relief (open access)

The Paris Club and International Debt Relief

This report discusses the Paris Club, a voluntary, informal group of creditor nations who meet approximately 10 times per year and provide debt relief to developing countries. Members of the Paris Club agree to renegotiate and/or reduce official debt owed to them on a case-by-case basis.
Date: December 11, 2013
Creator: Weiss, Martin A.
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

This report discusses the foreign direct investment in the United States that declined sharply after 2000, when a record $300 billion was invested in U.S. businesses and real estate.
Date: December 11, 2013
Creator: Jackson, James K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Venezuela: Background and U.S, Policy (open access)

Venezuela: Background and U.S, Policy

This report describes the government and political structure, economy, and the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela as well as U.S. policy towards Venezuela and recent humanitarian assistance offers made by Congress.
Date: December 11, 2017
Creator: Seelke, Clare Ribando
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fiscal Year 2018 Defense Spending Under an Interim Continuing Resolution (open access)

Fiscal Year 2018 Defense Spending Under an Interim Continuing Resolution

This report discusses defense spending rates and funding for programs under the FY2018 interim continuing resolution.
Date: December 11, 2017
Creator: Williams, Lynn M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Entering the Executive Branch of Government: Potential Conflicts of Interest With Previous Employments and Affiliations (open access)

Entering the Executive Branch of Government: Potential Conflicts of Interest With Previous Employments and Affiliations

This report examines the federal laws and regulations relevant to entering into federal government employment from the private sector, with respect particularly to the potential conflicts of interest that may arise because of the past employment, affiliations or financial or involvements of a nominee or new officer or employee in the executive branch of government.
Date: December 11, 2007
Creator: Maskell, Jack
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Older Americans Act: Programs, Funding, and 2006 Reauthorization (P.L. 109-365) (open access)

The Older Americans Act: Programs, Funding, and 2006 Reauthorization (P.L. 109-365)

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Date: December 11, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Methyl Bromide and Stratospheric Ozone Depletion (open access)

Methyl Bromide and Stratospheric Ozone Depletion

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Date: December 11, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Tort Claims Act (open access)

Federal Tort Claims Act

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Date: December 11, 2007
Creator: Cohen, Henry & Burrows, Vanessa K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Islam: Sunnis and Shiites. December 2006 (open access)

Islam: Sunnis and Shiites. December 2006

This report includes a historical background of the Sunni-Shiite split and discusses the differences in religious beliefs and practices between and within each Islamic sect as well as their similarities.
Date: December 11, 2006
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Organized Retail Crime (open access)

Organized Retail Crime

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Date: December 11, 2012
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preserving Homeownership: Foreclosure Prevention Initiatives (open access)

Preserving Homeownership: Foreclosure Prevention Initiatives

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Date: December 11, 2009
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Limiting Court Jurisdiction Over Federal Constitutional Issues: “Court-Stripping” (open access)

Limiting Court Jurisdiction Over Federal Constitutional Issues: “Court-Stripping”

This report discusses various proposals that have been made to limit the jurisdiction of federal courts to hear cases regarding particular areas of constitutional law such as busing, abortion, prayer in school, and most recently, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Proposals of this type are often referred to as “court-stripping” legislation.
Date: December 11, 2003
Creator: Thomas, Kenneth R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Oil Exports (open access)

U.S. Oil Exports

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Date: December 11, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Tax Issues in the 111th Congress (open access)

Major Tax Issues in the 111th Congress

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Date: December 11, 2009
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Opening of the International Tracing Service’s Holocaust-Era Archives in Bad Arolsen, Germany (open access)

Opening of the International Tracing Service’s Holocaust-Era Archives in Bad Arolsen, Germany

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Date: December 11, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The FY2008 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues (open access)

The FY2008 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues

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Date: December 11, 2007
Creator: Burrelli, David F.; Best, Richard A., Jr.; Henning, Charles A. & Kapp, Lawrence
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sea-Based Ballistic Missile Defense — Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Sea-Based Ballistic Missile Defense — Background and Issues for Congress

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Date: December 11, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
North Korea: Terrorism List Removal? (open access)

North Korea: Terrorism List Removal?

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Date: December 11, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retirement Savings and Household Wealth: A Summary of Recent Data (open access)

Retirement Savings and Household Wealth: A Summary of Recent Data

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Date: December 11, 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Sales of Natural Resources: Pricing and Allocating Mechanisms (open access)

Federal Sales of Natural Resources: Pricing and Allocating Mechanisms

This report describes the systems used by the federal government to price its resources and to determine who gets access to those resources. For some (e.g., timber and leasable minerals), markets are used to set prices, but administrative systems used for some resources may result in prices substantially lower than market values.
Date: December 11, 1998
Creator: Gorte, Ross W.
System: The UNT Digital Library