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Nuclear Weapon “Pit” Production: Options to Help Meet a Congressional Requirement (open access)

Nuclear Weapon “Pit” Production: Options to Help Meet a Congressional Requirement

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Date: May 14, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY2016 Extension of the Higher Education Act: An Overview (open access)

FY2016 Extension of the Higher Education Act: An Overview

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Date: October 14, 2015
Creator: Smole, David P. & Hegji, Alexandra
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY2016 Appropriations: District of Columbia (open access)

FY2016 Appropriations: District of Columbia

This report is categorized into two categories: (I) FY2016 Budget Request and (II) General Provisions: Key Policy Issues.
Date: May 14, 2015
Creator: Boyd, Eugene
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Methane: An Introduction to Emission Sources and Reduction Strategies (open access)

Methane: An Introduction to Emission Sources and Reduction Strategies

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Date: January 14, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Voting Rights Act of 1965: Background and Overview (open access)

The Voting Rights Act of 1965: Background and Overview

This report provides background information on the historical circumstances that led to the adoption of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), a summary of its major provisions, and a brief discussion of the U.S. Supreme Court decision and related legislation in the 113th and 114th Congresses.
Date: April 14, 2015
Creator: Coleman, Kevin J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Use of the Capitol Rotunda, Capitol Grounds, and Emancipation Hall: Concurrent Resolutions, 101st to 113th Congress (open access)

Use of the Capitol Rotunda, Capitol Grounds, and Emancipation Hall: Concurrent Resolutions, 101st to 113th Congress

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Date: January 14, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Credit Programs: Comparing Fair Value and the Federal Credit Reform Act (FCRA) (open access)

Federal Credit Programs: Comparing Fair Value and the Federal Credit Reform Act (FCRA)

This report first provides a brief explanation of federal credit programs. Next, it examines recent legislative proposals and hearings. It assesses several policy issues Congress might consider and the benefits and challenges of remaining on FCRA cost estimates versus using fair-value estimates to determine subsidy costs.
Date: September 14, 2015
Creator: Gnanarajah, Raj
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Investment in U.S. Securities (open access)

Foreign Investment in U.S. Securities

This report relies on a comprehensive set of data on capital flows represented by purchases and sales of U.S. government securities and the U.S and foreign corporate stocks and bonds into and out of the United States.
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Jackson, James K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Municipal setting destinations(Boundaries) (open access)

Municipal setting destinations(Boundaries)

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Date: October 14, 2015
Creator: Timothy G. Dobbs
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0033 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0033

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 chapter 681 ofthe Transportation Code authorizes a political subdivision to contract with a private business to enforce the privileged parking laws within that chapter (RQ-0013-KP).
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0046 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0046

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: Authority of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County to participate in the Uptown Houston Transit Project otherwise known as the Post Oak Boulevard Dedicated Bus Lanes Project (RQ-0028-KP).
Date: December 14, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0036 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0036

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 sections 843.306 and 1301.057 of the Insurance Code apply to a pharmacy benefit manager acting on behalf of a health maintenance organization or a preferred provider organization (RQ-0016-KP).
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0034 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0034

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 municipalities or local law enforcement agencies are authorized to impound a motor vehicle for lack of proof of insurance or financial responsibility (RQ-0014-KP).
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0035 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0035

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: Disposition of a dissolved municipality's remaining assets (RQ-0015-KP).
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Area & Regional Offices (open access)

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Area & Regional Offices

Sheet from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) listing contact information for each of the 16 Texas regional offices as well as the watermasters. The back includes a map showing the counties included in each of the corresponding regions.
Date: December 14, 2015
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
EPA's Clean Power Plan: Highlights of the Final Rule (open access)

EPA's Clean Power Plan: Highlights of the Final Rule

This report provides an initial analysis of EPA's final rule -- a prepublication version, known as the Clean Power Plan (CPP), pursuant to Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act -- summarizing highlights and identifying differences between the final and proposed rules. The topics discussed do not represent an exhaustive list of the differences from the proposed rule or the support or opposition that may be raised by various stakeholders.
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Ramseur, Jonathan L. & McCarthy, James E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran, Gulf Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Iran, Gulf Security, and U.S. Policy

This report discusses issues regarding Iran's political history and structure. It also takes a look at economic and defense policy responses for Congress, specifically focusing on Iran's nuclear capabilities.
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses (open access)

Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses

This report discusses the reasons that Iran is considered a threat to U.S. security, including Iran's nuclear program, involvement with terrorist organizations, and involvement with neighboring countries' local governments. It also discusses ways in which the U.S. hopes to modify Iran's behavior with sanctions, and the effectiveness of these sanctions.
Date: April 14, 2015
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force: Issues Concerning Its Continued Application (open access)

2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force: Issues Concerning Its Continued Application

This report discusses the Congress-enacted legislation (2001 AUMF; P.L. 107-40; 50 U.S.C. §1541) to authorize the use of military force against those who perpetrated or provided support for the attacks on September 11, 2001.
Date: April 14, 2015
Creator: Weed, Matthew C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Intelligence Authorization Legislation for FY2014 and FY2015: Provisions, Status, Intelligence Community Framework (open access)

Intelligence Authorization Legislation for FY2014 and FY2015: Provisions, Status, Intelligence Community Framework

This report provides background information and discusses Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) for Fiscal Years (FY) 2014 and 2015 (H.R. 4681).
Date: January 14, 2015
Creator: Daugherty Miles, Anne
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The U.S.-EU Beef Hormone Dispute (open access)

The U.S.-EU Beef Hormone Dispute

This report discusses the long-standing and acrimonious trade dispute between the United States and the European Union (EU) over the EU's decision to ban hormone-treated meat.
Date: January 14, 2015
Creator: Johnson, Renée
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Taiwan Trade Relations (open access)

U.S.-Taiwan Trade Relations

This report discusses the U.S. - Taiwan relations. U.S. trade data indicate that in 2014, Taiwan was the United States’ 10th largest merchandise trading partner (at $67.4 billion), 14th largest export market ($26.8 billion), and 12th largest source of imports ($40.6 billion).
Date: July 14, 2015
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA): A Summary of the Act and Its Major Requirements (open access)

The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA): A Summary of the Act and Its Major Requirements

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Date: September 14, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA): Background and Funding (open access)

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA): Background and Funding

This report provides an overview of the federal response to domestic violence-defined broadly to include acts of physical and nonphysical violence against spouses and other intimate partners-through the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA).
Date: April 14, 2015
Creator: Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library