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Employment for Veterans: Trends and Programs (open access)

Employment for Veterans: Trends and Programs

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Date: May 11, 2015
Creator: Collins, Benjamin; Dilger, Robert Jay; Dortch, Cassandria; Grasso, Valerie Bailey; Lowry, Sean & Perl, Libby
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Consumers and Food Price Inflation (open access)

Consumers and Food Price Inflation

This report provides information on the current status and outlook for U.S. food prices, measuring their changes and how such changes relate to U.S. consumers.
Date: May 11, 2015
Creator: Schnepf, Randy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Actions to Repeal, Defund, or Delay the Affordable Care Act (open access)

Legislative Actions to Repeal, Defund, or Delay the Affordable Care Act

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Date: May 11, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Commercial Filming and Photography on Federal Lands (open access)

Commercial Filming and Photography on Federal Lands

This report discusses concerns congress attempts to address in regards to commercial filming and photography on federal lands.
Date: March 11, 2015
Creator: Comay, Laura B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Missing Adults: Background, Federal Programs, and Issues for Congress (open access)

Missing Adults: Background, Federal Programs, and Issues for Congress

The first section of this report discusses demographics and record keeping of missing adults and unidentified remains, as well as some of the factors that may contribute to the disappearance of adults. This section also discusses federally-funded databases that are used to track data on missing adults and unidentified individuals. The second section of the report describes the federal programs and initiatives to assist in locating missing adults, including funding data where applicable. Finally, the third section discusses issues about the federal role in missing adult cases.
Date: February 11, 2015
Creator: Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Discretionary Spending Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (open access)

Discretionary Spending Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)

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Date: March 11, 2015
Creator: Redhead, C. Stephen; Colello, Kirsten J.; Redhead, C. Stephen; Colello, Kirsten J.; Heisler, Elayne J.; Lister, Sarah A. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Clean Water Rule (open access)

The Clean Water Rule

This webinar presentation covers topics related to clean water uses in the United States.
Date: June 11, 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0019 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0019

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Deposit of restitution funds ordered in a criminal judgment by a statutory county court (RQ-1231-GA).
Date: May 11, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0017 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0017

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Construction of article III, section 49-k of the Texas Constitution, related to the Texas Mobility Fund, in light of the 2001 ballot language proposing the constitutional amendment (RQ-1229-GA).
Date: May 11, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0002 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0002

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Determination of the terms of office for county hospital district board members who received the same number of votes in the initial election (RQ-1213-GA).
Date: February 11, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0018 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0018

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Institutions eligible to participate in the Texas B-On-Time Loan Program under Chapter 56, Subchapter Q of the Education Code (RQ-1230-GA).
Date: May 11, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0016 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0016

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Payment of attorney's fees for members of a county commissioners court under criminal investigation for potential violations of the Open Meetings Act (RQ-1228-GA).
Date: May 11, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0020 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0020

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Open Meetings Act prohibits a governmental body from holding a meeting at a location that requires the presentation of photo identification (RQ-1232-GA).
Date: May 11, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Workforce Investment Council Briefing Materials: September 11, 2015 (open access)

Texas Workforce Investment Council Briefing Materials: September 11, 2015

Briefing materials compiled for a meeting of the Texas Workforce Investment Council held September 11,2015 in room 201 of the Highland Business Center at Austin Community College, 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin, Texas 78752. The materials include minutes, reports and briefings, and upcoming project plans.
Date: September 11, 2015
Creator: Texas Workforce Investment Council
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
China's Economic Rise: History, Trends, Challenges, and Implications for the United States (open access)

China's Economic Rise: History, Trends, Challenges, and Implications for the United States

This report provides background on China's economic rise; describes its current economic structure; identifies the challenges China faces to maintain economic growth; and discusses the challenges, opportunities, and implications of China's economic rise.
Date: September 11, 2015
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Procedures for Congressional Action in Relation to a Nuclear Agreement with Iran: In Brief (open access)

Procedures for Congressional Action in Relation to a Nuclear Agreement with Iran: In Brief

This report provides, in brief, analysis of the congressional procedural provisions laid out in the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-17). The act establishes a period for Congress to review any comprehensive agreement, during which certain presidential actions to provide relief from sanctions on Iran are barred.
Date: September 11, 2015
Creator: Heitshusen, Valerie & Beth, Richard S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Swiss National Bank's Recent Currency Actions (open access)

The Swiss National Bank's Recent Currency Actions

This report presents the foreign exchange value of the Swiss franc relative to the euro and dollar.
Date: February 11, 2015
Creator: Jackson, James K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Northern Ireland: The Peace Process (open access)

Northern Ireland: The Peace Process

This report provides background information regarding political violence and the peace process in Northern Ireland. It includes further information about the devolved government and recurrent crises (1999-2002, 2003-2007 and 2008-2010), implementation of police reforms, recent events and ongoing challenges, relevant U.S. policy, and recent legislation.
Date: March 11, 2015
Creator: Archick, Kristin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trafficking in Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean (open access)

Trafficking in Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean

This report describes the nature and scope of the problem of human trafficking in Latin America and the Caribbean, including U.S. efforts to deal with trafficking in persons in the region, as well as the successes and failures of some recent country and regional antitrafficking efforts. The report concludes by raising issues that may be helpful for the 113th Congress to consider as it continues to address human trafficking as part of its authorization, appropriations, and oversight activities.
Date: February 11, 2015
Creator: Ribando Seelke, Clare
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
CHIP and the ACA Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Requirement: In Brief (open access)

CHIP and the ACA Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Requirement: In Brief

This report discusses the Affordable Care Act (ACA) child maintenance of effort (MOE) requirement for children if federal CHIP funding expires. It begins with a brief background about CHIP, including information regarding program design and financing. The report then describes the ACA child MOE requirements for CHIP Medicaid expansion programs and for separate CHIP programs and discusses potential coverage implications.
Date: February 11, 2015
Creator: Mitchell, Alison & Baumrucker, Evelyne P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
United States Fire Administration: An Overview (open access)

United States Fire Administration: An Overview

This report discusses the United States Fire Administration (USFA), which aims to significantly reduce the nation's loss of life from fire, while also achieving a reduction in property loss and non-fatal injury due to fire.
Date: March 11, 2015
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): Resources for Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): Resources for Frequently Asked Questions

This report provides resources to help congressional staff respond to constituents' frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The report lists selected resources regarding consumers, employers, and other stakeholders, with a focus on federal sources. It also lists CRS reports that summarize the ACA's provisions.
Date: March 11, 2015
Creator: Napili, Angela
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conducting Foreign Relations Without Authority: The Logan Act (open access)

Conducting Foreign Relations Without Authority: The Logan Act

This report discusses the Logan Act, which was intended to prohibit United States citizens without authority from interfering in relations between the United States and foreign governments. There has been renewed interest in the Logan Act in 2015 as the result of a letter signed by 47 U.S. Senators to Iran suggesting that negotiations about a nuclear deal between the President and the Iranian leadership would be an executive agreement that another President or Congress would be able to abrogate.
Date: March 11, 2015
Creator: Seitzinger, Michael V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Millennium Challenge Corporation (open access)

Millennium Challenge Corporation

This report discusses the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) which provides economic assistance through a competitive selection process to developing nations that demonstrate positive performance in three areas: ruling justly, investing in people, and fostering economic freedom.
Date: March 11, 2015
Creator: Tarnoff, Curt
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library