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Cuba: U.S. Policy in the 115th Congress
This report examines U.S. policy toward Cuba in the 115th Congress in three sections: Cuba's political and economic environment; U.S. policy toward Cuba; and selected issues in U.S.-Cuban relations, including restrictions on travel and trade, funding for democracy and human rights projects in Cuba and for U.S. government-sponsored radio and television broadcasting, migration, anti-drug cooperation, U.S. property claims, and U.S. fugitives from justice in Cuba.
Date:
October 31, 2018
Creator:
Sullivan, Mark P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Securities Regulation and Initial Coin Offerings: A Legal Primer
This report discusses the principles that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and courts use to determine whether a transaction qualifies as an offering of "securities" under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and the application of those principles to initial coin offerings (ICOs).
Date:
August 31, 2018
Creator:
Sykes, Jay B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Turkey: Background and U.S. Relations
This report provides information and analysis on Turkish relations with the United States, Russia, Syria, and Kurdish groups. Domestic issues in Turkey include economic issues and President Erdogan's increasing authoritarianism.
Date:
August 31, 2018
Creator:
Zanotti, Jim & Thomas, Clayton
System:
The UNT Digital Library
National Flood Insurance Program Borrowing Authority
This report evaluates the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) borrowing authority to receive loans from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, particularly in the context of major floods, and also discusses the current financial situation of the NFIP.
Date:
July 31, 2018
Creator:
Horn, Diane P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Private Flood Insurance and the National Flood Insurance Program
This report describes the current role of private insurers in U.S. flood insurance, and discusses barriers to expanding private sector involvement. The report considers potential effects of increased private sector involvement in the U.S. flood market, both for the NFIP and for consumers. Finally, the report outlines the provisions relevant to private flood insurance in the House and Senate NFIP reauthorization bills.
Date:
July 31, 2018
Creator:
Horn, Diane P. & Webel, Baird
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Family Separation at the Border and the Ms. L. Litigation
This report explores the underlying policies resulting in family separation, the due process issues arguably implicated by these policies, and the political and judicial processes invoked to tackle the issue of family separation.
Date:
July 31, 2018
Creator:
Peck, Sarah Herman
System:
The UNT Digital Library
What Happens If the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Lapses?
This report provides a short overview of what would happen if the NFIP were not to be reauthorized by November 30, 2018, and allowed to lapse.
Date:
July 31, 2018
Creator:
Horn, Diane P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
This report summarizes the principal rules governing health savings accounts (HSAs), covering such matters as eligibility, qualifying health insurance, contributions, withdrawals, and tax advantages. It concludes with a discussion of HSA data limitations and recent research findings on high-deductible health plan (HDHP) enrollment and HSA utilization trends.
Date:
July 31, 2018
Creator:
Rosso, Ryan J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The World Trade Organization (WTO): U.S. Participation at Risk?
This report discusses the possibility that the U.S. will withdraw from the World Trade Organization (WTO), after the Trump Administration expressed doubt over its value to the U.S. economy.
Date:
July 31, 2018
Creator:
Cimino-Isaacs, Cathleen D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy Frigate (FFG[X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and discusses potential issues for Congress regarding the Navy's FFG(X) program, a program to procure a new class of 20 guided-missile frigates (FFGs). The Navy wants to procure the first FFG(X) in FY2020. The Navy's proposed FY2019 budget requests $134.8 million in research and development funding for the program.
Date:
July 31, 2018
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Disaster Assistance: The National Flood Insurance Program and Other Federal Disaster Assistance Programs Available to Individuals and Households After a Flood
This report provides an overview of the assistance available to individuals and households following a flood and provides links to more comprehensive guidance on both flood insurance and disaster assistance.
Date:
July 31, 2018
Creator:
Horn, Diane P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Israel: Background and U.S. Relations
This report discusses Israel's relations with the U.S. and its neighbors, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the domestic political scene amid allegations of corruption against the Prime Minister.
Date:
July 31, 2018
Creator:
Zanotti, Jim
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Private Flood Insurance and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
This report discusses the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and the requirements that private insurers must meet to satisfy the federal flood insurance requirements. It also discusses legislation in the 115th Congress related to flood insurance.
Date:
July 31, 2018
Creator:
Webel, Baird & Horn, Diane P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Multiyear Procurement (MYP) and Block Buy Contracting in Defense Acquisition: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and issues for Congress on multiyear procurement (MYP) and block buy contracting (BBC), which are special contracting mechanisms that Congress permits the Department of Defense (DOD) to use for a limited number of defense acquisition programs. Compared to the standard or default approach of annual contracting, MYP and BBC have the potential for reducing weapon procurement costs by several percent.
Date:
July 31, 2018
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald & Schwartz, Moshe
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): An Overview
This report provides a basic description of the RFS, including some of the widely discussed policy issues related to it.
Date:
July 31, 2018
Creator:
Bracmort, Kelsi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
National Flood Insurance Program: Selected Issues and Legislation in the 115th Congress
This report summarizes key insurance reform provisions in recent legislation, identifies issues for congressional consideration as part of the possible reauthorization of the NFIP, and describes selected provisions which relate to the issues listed above in the bill to reauthorize the NFIP passed by the House (H.R. 2874, the 21st Century Flood Reform Act) and the bills yet to be considered by the Senate (S. 1313, S. 1368, and S. 1571).
Date:
July 31, 2018
Creator:
Horn, Diane P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
National Flood Insurance Program Borrowing Authority
This report evaluates the National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP) borrowing authority to receive loans from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, particularly in the context of major floods, and discusses the current financial situation of the NFIP.
Date:
July 31, 2018
Creator:
Horn, Diane P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Vietnam Era Veteran: A Selected Bibliography
The subject area of this bibliography is limited to the Vietnam era veteran.
Date:
October 31, 1972
Creator:
Whalen, Mary
System:
The UNT Digital Library
School Desegregation-The new mandate
This report is regarding the Alexander V. Holmes county- Board of Education
Date:
October 31, 1969
Creator:
Killian, Johnny H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Selected Commentaries on the Report of the Public Land Law Review Commission, One Third of The Nation's Land
This report was created to collect and condense selected commentaries published between the time of the PLLRC Presentation and the end of 1970.
Date:
December 31, 1970
Creator:
Shaw, Elmer W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Deepwater Ports: A Brief Discussion of the Economic Considerations the Construction Such Facilities Raise in the United States
This report was created to describe the economic issues concerning the need for deepwater ports off the East and Gulf Coasts of the United States.
Date:
May 31, 1973
Creator:
Mitrisin, John B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sources of Information on the Pornography Issue
This report is a bibliography on published works concerning pornography and its history.
Date:
October 31, 1973
Creator:
Tabb, Winston
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Automation and the Displacement of Workers
This report outlines automation and its possible effects on workers.
Date:
March 31, 1970
Creator:
Luxenberg, Barbara A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Railway Fireman Manning Dispute: History and Issues, 1959-1970
This report addresses the railway fireman manning dispute: its history and issues spanning from 1959 to 1970.
Date:
July 31, 1970
Creator:
Fulton, Joseph F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library