Insurance Agent Licensing: Overview and Background on Federal NARAB Legislation (open access)

Insurance Agent Licensing: Overview and Background on Federal NARAB Legislation

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Date: January 20, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0001 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0001

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 an independent school district may use the certified estimate of property tax values to adopt a tax rate after adopting its budget (RQ-1211-GA).
Date: January 20, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy

This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, focusing particularly on the influence of the Taliban and other militant groups, and on the leadership of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. This report also discusses the U.S.-Afghanistan relationship, in both the short and long term, and U.S. efforts under the Obama Administration to provide military, reconstructive, and stabilization aid.
Date: January 20, 2015
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Pay and Benefits: Key Questions and Answers (open access)

Military Pay and Benefits: Key Questions and Answers

The military compensation system is complex and includes an array of cash compensation elements, non-cash compensation (benefits), deferred compensation (retirement pay and benefits), and tax advantages. This report focuses primarily on the cash compensation provided to members of the active component armed forces.
Date: January 20, 2015
Creator: Kapp, Lawrence & Salazar Torreon, Barbara
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Programs (open access)

Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Programs

This report analyzes the special immigrant visas (SIVs) classifications for Iraqis and Afghans within the context of both the larger INA special immigrant category and selected other permanent admissions categories. It discusses the legislative changes to the individual Iraqi and Afghan special immigrant programs since their initial authorization, provides statistics on visa issuances, and considers challenges that have faced the programs.
Date: January 20, 2015
Creator: Bruno, Andorra
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Terrorism Risk Insurance Legislation in the 114th Congress: Issue Summary and Side-by-Side Analysis (open access)

Terrorism Risk Insurance Legislation in the 114th Congress: Issue Summary and Side-by-Side Analysis

This report briefly outlines the issues involved with terrorism insurance, summarizes extension legislation, and includes a side-by-side comparison of Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (TRIA; P.L. 107-297) law and the bills introduced in the 114th and 113th Congresses.
Date: January 20, 2015
Creator: Webel, Baird
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Overview and Issues for Implementation of the Federal Cloud Computing Initiative: Implications for Federal Information Technology Reform Management (open access)

Overview and Issues for Implementation of the Federal Cloud Computing Initiative: Implications for Federal Information Technology Reform Management

This report explains what cloud computing is, including cloud deployment models and service models, discusses issues that should be considered when adopting cloud services, and presents the federal government's planning for IT reform. It also provides information on assessments that have been conducted on agency cloud adoption and discusses both the challenges and drivers of cloud adoption. Finally, the report provides possible mechanisms for Congress to monitor agencies as they implement cloud computing.
Date: January 20, 2015
Creator: Moloney Figliola, Patricia & Fischer, Eric A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Post-9/11 Evolution of the United States' Defining of the Terrorist Threat from Al Qaeda (open access)

Post-9/11 Evolution of the United States' Defining of the Terrorist Threat from Al Qaeda

This report discusses the evolution on how the United States defines the terrorist threat since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Date: January 20, 2015
Creator: Rollins, John W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Overview and Issues for Implementation of the Federal Cloud Computing Initiative: Implications for Federal Information Technology Reform Management (open access)

Overview and Issues for Implementation of the Federal Cloud Computing Initiative: Implications for Federal Information Technology Reform Management

This report explains what cloud computing is, including cloud deployment models and service models, discusses issues that should be considered when adopting cloud services, and presents the federal government's planning for IT reform.
Date: January 20, 2015
Creator: Figliola, Patricia Moloney & Fischer, Eric A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bee Health: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Bee Health: Background and Issues for Congress

This report is about Bee Health.
Date: January 20, 2015
Creator: Johnson, Renée
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Elder Justice Act: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

The Elder Justice Act: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides a brief legislative history of the Elder Justice Act, summarizes elder justice provisions enacted as part of ACA, and administrative efforts related to implementation and funding.
Date: January 20, 2015
Creator: Colello, Kirsten J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Veterans’ Benefits: The Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program (open access)

Veterans’ Benefits: The Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program

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Date: January 20, 2015
Creator: Collins, Benjamin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FHA-Insured Home Loans: An Overview (open access)

FHA-Insured Home Loans: An Overview

This report provides an overview on FHA-Insured Home Loans which discuses the basic feature of the FHA program to insure loans on single family loans and recent changes to the program.
Date: January 20, 2015
Creator: Jones, Katie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Drug Offenses: Maximum Fines and Terms of Imprisonment for Violation of the Federal Controlled Substances Act and Related Laws (open access)

Drug Offenses: Maximum Fines and Terms of Imprisonment for Violation of the Federal Controlled Substances Act and Related Laws

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Date: January 20, 2015
Creator: Yeh, Brian T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Runaway and Homeless Youth: Demographics and Programs (open access)

Runaway and Homeless Youth: Demographics and Programs

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Date: January 20, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security: Calculation and History of Taxing Benefits (open access)

Social Security: Calculation and History of Taxing Benefits

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Date: January 20, 2015
Creator: Meyerson, Noah P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library