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Turkey: Background and U.S. Relations In Brief (open access)

Turkey: Background and U.S. Relations In Brief

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: June 6, 2018
Creator: Zanotti, Jim & Thomas, Clayton
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Multilateral Development Banks: Overview and Issues for Congress (open access)

Multilateral Development Banks: Overview and Issues for Congress

This report provides an overview of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) and highlights major issues for Congress. The first section discusses how the MDBs operate, and the second section discusses the role of Congress in the MDBs.
Date: July 6, 2018
Creator: Nelson, Rebecca M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Increase in Illicit Fentanyl Overdose Deaths (open access)

Increase in Illicit Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

This report discusses fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is 50-100 times more potent than morphine. The steep increase in overdose deaths involving fentanyl is seen as a "new chapter" in the opioid epidemic. Topics covered include the rise of fentanyl overdoses, availability of fentanyl, and policy considerations.
Date: June 6, 2018
Creator: Duff, Johnathan H. & Sacco, Lisa N.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Trade Issues (open access)

China-U.S. Trade Issues

This report provides background and analysis of U.S.-China commercial ties, including history, trends, issues, and outlook.
Date: July 6, 2018
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Rise and Decline of the Alien Tort Statute (open access)

The Rise and Decline of the Alien Tort Statute

This report explains the original purpose of the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), restrictions placed on the ATS by the Supreme Court, the effect of the recent case Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC, and the response from Congress.
Date: June 6, 2018
Creator: Mulligan, Stephen P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Flood Insurance Program: Selected Issues and Legislation in the 115th Congress (open access)

National Flood Insurance Program: Selected Issues and Legislation in the 115th Congress

This report discusses legislation and debates regarding the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) during the 115th Congress.
Date: June 6, 2018
Creator: Horn, Diane P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress

This report presents background information and issues for Congress concerning the Navy's force structure and shipbuilding plans. The current and planned size and composition of the Navy, the rate of Navy ship procurement, and the prospective affordability of the Navy's shipbuilding plans have been oversight matters for the congressional defense committees for many years. The issue for Congress is whether to approve, reject, or modify the Navy's proposed FY2019 shipbuilding program and the Navy's longer-term shipbuilding plans.
Date: July 6, 2018
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fiscal Year 2018 Military Construction Authorizations and Appropriations (open access)

Fiscal Year 2018 Military Construction Authorizations and Appropriations

This report explains the Trump Administration's military construction budget, breaking down the budget authorizations and appropriations by military department.
Date: June 6, 2018
Creator: Mann, Christopher T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Advising the President: Rules Governing Access and Accountability of Presidential Advisors (open access)

Advising the President: Rules Governing Access and Accountability of Presidential Advisors

This Sidebar examines three categories of Presidential advisors and the related ethics requirements and limitations that apply to their respective roles: employees who serve full-time, regular appointments; outside advisors who are formally appointed to temporary roles; and informal, personal advisors with whom the President consults.
Date: August 6, 2018
Creator: Brown, Cynthia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proposals to Impose Sanctions on Russian Sovereign Debt (open access)

Proposals to Impose Sanctions on Russian Sovereign Debt

This report discusses sanctions the U.S. imposes against Russia. The United States imposes sanctions on hundreds of Russian individuals and entities for aggression against Ukraine, election interference, malicious cyber activity, human rights violations, weapons proliferation, and other activities. Some Members of Congress are proposing additional sanctions in response to continuing objectionable behavior by the Russian government. One proposal is to sanction new debt issued by the Russian government. If enacted, U.S. investors would be prohibited from buying or trading new Russian sovereign debt.
Date: August 6, 2018
Creator: Nelson, Rebecca M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Primer: Department of the Navy (open access)

Defense Primer: Department of the Navy

This report provides basic information on the Department of the Navy, which includes both the Navy and the Marine Corps. It also describes the Coast Guard's relationship to the Department.
Date: August 6, 2018
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Buy America and the Electric Bus Market (open access)

Buy America and the Electric Bus Market

This report discusses a current controversy over how Buy America (which requires that federally-funded highway, public transportation, aviation, and intercity passenger rail projects use U.S.-made manufactured goods) applies to battery-powered buses. This controversy illustrates the challenges in determining whether or not a product is made in the United States.
Date: August 6, 2018
Creator: Canis, Bill & Mallett, William J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Primer: Geography, Strategy, and U.S. Force Design (open access)

Defense Primer: Geography, Strategy, and U.S. Force Design

This report describes how world geography influences U.S. military strategy. Of particular importance to U.S. policymakers is preventing the emergence of a regional hegemony in one part of Eurasia or another.
Date: August 6, 2018
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proposals to Impose Sanctions on Russian Sovereign Debt (open access)

Proposals to Impose Sanctions on Russian Sovereign Debt

This report discusses proposals to impose sanctions on Russian sovereign debt. The U.S. already imposes sanctions on Russia for aggression against Ukraine, election interference, malicious cyber activity, human rights violations, weapons proliferation, and other activities. The sovereign debt sanction would prohibit U.S. investors from buying or trading new Russian sovereign debt.
Date: August 6, 2018
Creator: Nelson, Rebecca M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran's Threats, the Strait of Hormuz, and Oil Markets: In Brief (open access)

Iran's Threats, the Strait of Hormuz, and Oil Markets: In Brief

This report discusses the how the exchange of threats between members of the governments of Iran and the United States, have again raised the specter of an interruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The Strait is a key waterway for the transit of oil and natural gas to world markets. The report also discusses the possibility of Congress to consider legislation regarding sanctions on Iran.
Date: August 6, 2018
Creator: Ratner, Michael
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex: Overview of Department of Energy Sites (open access)

The U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex: Overview of Department of Energy Sites

This report summarizes the operations at each of the U.S. nuclear energy sites. The nuclear weapons complex consists primarily of nine government-owned, contractor-operated sites in seven states, and a Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) nuclear reactor used to produce tritium for nuclear weapons.
Date: September 6, 2018
Creator: Woolf, Amy F. & Werner, James D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Potential-induced nanoclustering of metallic catalysts during electrochemical CO2 reduction (open access)

Potential-induced nanoclustering of metallic catalysts during electrochemical CO2 reduction

This article reveals the unique and general degradation mechanism of metallic nanocatalysts during electrochemical COâ‚‚ reduction, exemplified by different sized copper nanocubes.
Date: August 6, 2018
Creator: Huang, Jianfeng; Hörmann, Nicolas; Oveisi, Emad; Loiudice, Anna; De Gregorio, Gian Luca; Andreussi, Oliviero et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Maritime Fuel Regulations (open access)

Maritime Fuel Regulations

This report describes new, more stringent maritime emission regulations for all ocean-going vessels, that are scheduled to take effect January 1, 2020. Implementing major industry regulatory reform can cause uncertainty and market disruption. As a result, investment plans and market supply and demand might be affected, leading to rapid price changes.
Date: August 6, 2018
Creator: Pirog, Robert
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agriculture in the WTO: Rules and Limits on U.S. Domestic Support (open access)

Agriculture in the WTO: Rules and Limits on U.S. Domestic Support

This report provides a brief overview of the World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments that are most relevant for U.S. domestic farm policy. It includes a discussion regarding how WTO commitments may influence policies and questions for evaluating WTO compliance of domestic farm spending..
Date: September 6, 2018
Creator: Schnepf, Randy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran Sanctions (open access)

Iran Sanctions

This report analyzes U.S. and international sanctions against Iran. The report tracks "implementation" of the various U.S. laws and Executive Orders as designations and imposition of sanctions. Some sanctions require the blocking of U.S.-based property of sanctioned entities.
Date: November 6, 2018
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Global Trends in HIV/AIDS (open access)

Global Trends in HIV/AIDS

This report discusses positive developments, challenges, and outlook of HIV/AIDS around the globe.
Date: November 6, 2018
Creator: Tharakan, Sara M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal (open access)

Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal

This report discusses disposal of nuclear waste, primarily highly-radioactive spent fuel from nuclear power plants, including: Presidential and Congressional actions regarding nuclear waste disposal sites and the Yucca Mountain Project, other alternatives previously proposed by the Obama Administration, and temporary solutions.
Date: September 6, 2018
Creator: Holt, Mark
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Categorical Exclusions, Metroplexes, and Aircraft Noise Complaints (open access)

Categorical Exclusions, Metroplexes, and Aircraft Noise Complaints

This report discusses changes made by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to airspace and flight procedures to take advantage of new technologies deployed under NextGen, a comprehensive air traffic modernization initiative. In some neighborhoods, however, FAA's changes have increased overflights, triggering complaints about aircraft noise; some affected residents are seeking remedies from the agency, the courts, and Congress.
Date: August 6, 2018
Creator: Elias, Bart
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Archives Bazaar Committee Meeting Notes 9/6/2018 (open access)

Archives Bazaar Committee Meeting Notes 9/6/2018

Document from the planning of the DFW Archives Bazaar at Dallas Heritage Village. The document summarizes the subjects discussed in the meeting, which were split into several categories according to topic. They included event and booth ideas, advertising, schedules and finances.
Date: 2018-09-06~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library