Internet Domain Names: Background and Policy Issues (open access)

Internet Domain Names: Background and Policy Issues

This report provides an overview of the background and policy issues of internet domain names.
Date: March 19, 2014
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Biological Opinions for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: A Case Law Summary (open access)

Biological Opinions for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: A Case Law Summary

This report is a Case Law Summary about Biological Opinions for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Date: March 13, 2014
Creator: Alexander, Kristina
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill (P.L. 113-79) (open access)

Energy Provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill (P.L. 113-79)

This report focuses on the policies contained in the 2014 farm bill that support agriculture based renewable energy, especially biofuels. The introductory sections of this report briefly describe how U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) bioenergy policies evolved and how they fit into the larger context of U.S. biofuels policy.
Date: March 12, 2014
Creator: Schnepf, Randy
System: The UNT Digital Library
The First Responder Network (FirstNet) and Next-Generation Communications for Public Safety: Issues for Congress (open access)

The First Responder Network (FirstNet) and Next-Generation Communications for Public Safety: Issues for Congress

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Date: March 5, 2014
Creator: Moore, Linda K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Taxation of Unemployment Benefits (open access)

Taxation of Unemployment Benefits

Unemployment compensation (UC) benefits have been fully subject to the federal income tax since the passage of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-514). Individuals who receive UC benefits during a year may elect to have the federal (and in some cases state) income tax withheld from their benefits. This report provides an overview of the taxation of UC benefits and legislation related to taxing UC benefits.
Date: March 6, 2014
Creator: Whittaker, Julie M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Antibiotic Use in Food Animals: FDA’s Current Activities (open access)

Antibiotic Use in Food Animals: FDA’s Current Activities

The report addresses the U,S, Food and Drug Administration's the then Current activities of Antibiotic use in Food Animals.
Date: March 28, 2014
Creator: Greene, Joel L. & Lister, Sarah A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Regulation of Clinical Tests: In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Devices, Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs), and Genetic Tests (open access)

Regulation of Clinical Tests: In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Devices, Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs), and Genetic Tests

In vitro diagnostic (IVD) devices are used in the analysis of human samples, such as blood or tissue, to provide information in making health care decisions. Examples of IVDs include pregnancy test kits or blood glucose tests for home use; laboratory tests for infectious disease, such as HIV or hepatitis, and routine blood tests, such as cholesterol and anemia; and tests for various genetic diseases or conditions. More recently, a specific type of diagnostic test--called a companion diagnostic--has been developed that may be used to select the best therapy, at the right dose, at the correct time for a particular patient; this is often referred to as personalized or precision medicine. This report provides an overview of federal regulation of IVDs by FDA, through the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act (FFDCA) and the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), and by CMS, through the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988.
Date: March 27, 2014
Creator: Sarata, Amanda K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Russian Political, Economic, and Security Issues and U.S. Interests (open access)

Russian Political, Economic, and Security Issues and U.S. Interests

This report discusses the current political and economic conditions in Russia, focusing on the impact of Vladimir Putin's leadership and the leadership of his successor/protégé, Dmitriy Medvedev, both of which have steered Russia away from progress toward democratization. The report also discusses the state of the economy since the Soviet collapse in 1999, how the recent global economic downturn has affected Russia, the state of Russia's military, and the current relationship between Russia and the United States.
Date: March 5, 2014
Creator: Nichol, Jim
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources, by Topic (open access)

Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources, by Topic

This report provides references to analytical reports on Cybersecurity from CRS, other Government agencies, trade associations, and interest groups and the information is grouped under topics.
Date: March 25, 2014
Creator: Tehan, Rita
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unemployment Compensation (UC) and the Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF): Funding UC Benefits (open access)

Unemployment Compensation (UC) and the Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF): Funding UC Benefits

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Date: March 12, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sugar Provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill (P.L. 113-79) (open access)

Sugar Provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill (P.L. 113-79)

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Date: March 21, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Forestry Provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill (P.L. 113-79) (open access)

Forestry Provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill (P.L. 113-79)

This report is categorized into four categories: (I) Background, (II) The 2014 Farm Bill Forestry Title, (III) Forestry in Other Titles and (IV) Forestry Issues for Congress.
Date: March 21, 2014
Creator: Hoover, Katie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Internet Governance and the Domain Name System: Issues for Congress (open access)

Internet Governance and the Domain Name System: Issues for Congress

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Date: March 19, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Circuit and District Court Judges: Profile of Select Characteristics (open access)

U.S. Circuit and District Court Judges: Profile of Select Characteristics

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Date: March 19, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geographical Indications in U.S.-EU Trade Negotiations (open access)

Geographical Indications in U.S.-EU Trade Negotiations

This report covers Geographical indications (GIs) which are geographical names that act to protect the quality and reputation of a distinctive product originating in a certain region. The term is most often, although not exclusively, applied to wines, spirits, and agricultural products. In the United States, many food manufacturers view the use of such common or traditional names as generic terms, and view the EU's protection of its registered GIs as a way to monopolize the use of certain wine and food terms, and as a form of trade protectionism. The protection of GIs is provided for in the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), which was signed in April 1994.
Date: March 28, 2014
Creator: Johnson, Renée
System: The UNT Digital Library
Vulnerable Youth: Overview of Issues Affecting Youth Programs Authorized Under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) (open access)
The Bureau of Prisons (BOP): Operations and Budget (open access)

The Bureau of Prisons (BOP): Operations and Budget

This report consists of the bureau of prisons in operations and budget.
Date: March 4, 2014
Creator: James, Nathan
System: The UNT Digital Library
Residential Energy Tax Credits: Overview and Analysis (open access)

Residential Energy Tax Credits: Overview and Analysis

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Date: March 18, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare: Part B Premiums (open access)

Medicare: Part B Premiums

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Date: March 12, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of the Geographic Distribution of the Mortgage Interest Deduction (open access)

An Analysis of the Geographic Distribution of the Mortgage Interest Deduction

This report analyzes variation in the mortgage interest deduction tax expenditure across states. Tax expenditures, such as the mortgage interest deduction, can generally be viewed as government spending administered via the tax code, or as tax incentives that are intended to achieve particular policy objectives. Regardless of the interpretation, tax expenditures provide a benefit to qualifying tax payers by lowering their federal tax liabilities.
Date: March 5, 2014
Creator: Keightley, Mark P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) (open access)

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)

This report provides information about the The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). This company is comprised of nine members,two ex officio members.
Date: March 6, 2014
Creator: Jackson, James K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Animal Waste and Hazardous Substances: Current Laws and Legislative Issues (open access)

Animal Waste and Hazardous Substances: Current Laws and Legislative Issues

This report is categorized into four categories: (I) CERCLA and EPCRA, (II) Enforcement against AFO's, (III) Congressional Interest, and (IV) Policy Issue.
Date: March 11, 2014
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate (open access)

Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate

This report discusses the current debate over "net neutrality." While there is no single accepted definition of "net neutrality," most agree that any such definition should include the general principles that owners of the networks that compose and provide access to the Internet should not control how consumers lawfully use that network, and they should not be able to discriminate against content provider access to that network.
Date: March 12, 2014
Creator: Gilroy, Angele A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Tax Reform Act of 2014 (open access)

The Tax Reform Act of 2014

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Date: March 5, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library