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Overview of "Travel Ban" Litigation and Recent Developments (open access)

Overview of "Travel Ban" Litigation and Recent Developments

This report provides an overview of the series of executive actions (the first two taking the form of executive orders, and the third issued as a presidential proclamation) commonly referred to as the "Travel Ban," which restrict the entry of specified categories of non-U.S. nationals (aliens) into the United States, and the litigation related to those executive actions. It also addresses a fourth and more recent executive action--an executive order issued on October 24, 2017--which announced the general resumption of refugee admissions into the United States (subject to certain restrictions) following the expiration of a temporary suspension on such admissions.
Date: January 18, 2018
Creator: Smith, Hillel R. & Harrington, Ben
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Department of State Personnel: Background and Selected Issues for Congress (open access)

U.S. Department of State Personnel: Background and Selected Issues for Congress

This report discusses the background and current status of the U.S. Department of State and Foreign Service, as well as issues for Congress to consider in regard to the personnel of these departments.
Date: May 18, 2018
Creator: Gill, Cory R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Indexing Capital Gains Taxes for Inflation (open access)

Indexing Capital Gains Taxes for Inflation

This report discusses the debate over proposals to index capital gains for inflation. The proposed change would eliminate the part of capital gains that reflects inflation by increasing the basis (i.e., the amount subtracted from sales price to determine capital gains) by inflation occurring since acquisition of the asset.
Date: June 18, 2018
Creator: Gravelle, Jane G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Renewable Energy R&D Funding History: A Comparison with Funding for Nuclear Energy, Fossil Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Electric Systems R&D (open access)

Renewable Energy R&D Funding History: A Comparison with Funding for Nuclear Energy, Fossil Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Electric Systems R&D

This report provides a cumulative history of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding for renewable energy compared with funding for the other energy technologies--nuclear energy, fossil energy, energy efficiency, and electric systems.
Date: June 18, 2018
Creator: Clark, Corrie E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Intelligence Community Spending: Trends and Issues (open access)

Intelligence Community Spending: Trends and Issues

This report examines Intelligence Community (IC) funding over the past several decades, with an emphasis on the period from 2007-2019--the period in which total National Intelligence Program (NIP) and Military Intelligence Program (MIP) spending dollars have been publicly disclosed on an annual basis. Intelligence-related spending (such as the Homeland Security Intelligence Program) that does not fall within the NIP and MIP is outside the scope of this report.
Date: June 18, 2018
Creator: DeVine, Michael E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV): Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV): Background and Issues for Congress

This report discusses the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) which is a newly-developed vehicle for the Army and Marine Corps. The major potential issues for Congress include whether an increase in endstrength and force structure might result in an increase in overall JLTV requirements, and possible effects of JLTV Foreign Military Sales.
Date: September 18, 2018
Creator: Feickert, Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China's Engagement with Latin America and the Caribbean (open access)

China's Engagement with Latin America and the Caribbean

This report discusses the bilateral partnership agreements the People's Republic of China (PRC) has signed with multiple countries in the Latin American and Caribbean region, including "strategic partnerships" with Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela. The report also discusses concerns and considerations U.S. policymakers may want to address in response to these partnerships.
Date: September 18, 2018
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P. & Lum, Thomas
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Palestinians: Overview and Key Issues for U.S. Policy (open access)

The Palestinians: Overview and Key Issues for U.S. Policy

This report discusses key issues for the U.S. to consider in regard to policy toward the Palestinians, including Jerusalem, foreign aid, Hamas, Gaza, and the West Bank.
Date: September 18, 2018
Creator: Zanotti, Jim
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-China Relations (open access)

U.S.-China Relations

This report discusses the relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China (PRC or China). Selected issues include strategic competition, trade, North Korea, synthetic drugs, the "one-China" policy, and human rights.
Date: September 18, 2018
Creator: Lawrence, Susan V. & Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Homelessness: Targeted Federal Programs (open access)

Homelessness: Targeted Federal Programs

This report discusses the definitions of homelessness used by targeted federal homeless programs and federal efforts to end homelessness. In addition, the report describes the current federal programs that provide targeted assistance to homeless individuals and families (other federal programs may provide assistance to homeless individuals but are not specifically designed to assist homeless persons).
Date: October 18, 2018
Creator: Perl, Libby; Boyd, Eugene; Duff, Johnathan H.; Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L.; Granovskiy, Boris; Heisler, Elayne J. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protections: In Brief (open access)

Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protections: In Brief

This report describes various sources of Intelligence Community (IC) whistleblower protections. Generally speaking, whistleblowers are those who expose misconduct (e.g., fraud, abuse, or illegal activity) within an organization. In the context of the IC, whistleblowers are generally employees or contractors of federal intelligence agencies who bring to light information on agency wrongdoings.
Date: October 18, 2018
Creator: DeVine, Michael E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Palestinians: Overview and Key Issues for U.S. Policy (open access)

The Palestinians: Overview and Key Issues for U.S. Policy

This report provides an overview of current issues in U.S.-Palestinian relations. It also contains descriptions of key Palestinian issues and groups--chiefly the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the Palestinian Authority (PA), Fatah, Hamas, and the Palestinian refugee population.
Date: September 18, 2018
Creator: Zanotti, Jim
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Whitewright Sun (Whitewright, Tex.), Vol. 134, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 18, 2018 (open access)

Whitewright Sun (Whitewright, Tex.), Vol. 134, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 18, 2018

Weekly newspaper from Whitewright, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 18, 2018
Creator: Palmer, Kimberly
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 225, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 18, 2018 (open access)

Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 225, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 18, 2018
Creator: Einselen, Sarah
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 13, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 18, 2018 (open access)

Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 13, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 18, 2018
Creator: Einselen, Sarah
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 18, 2018 (open access)

Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 18, 2018

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 18, 2018
Creator: Einselen, Sarah
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 75, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 18, 2018 (open access)

Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 75, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 18, 2018
Creator: Einselen, Sarah
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 350, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 18, 2018 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 350, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 18, 2018
Creator: McCrory, Sean
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 289, Ed. 1 Friday, May 18, 2018 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 289, Ed. 1 Friday, May 18, 2018

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 18, 2018
Creator: McCrory, Sean
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 115, No. 16, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 18, 2018 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 115, No. 16, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 18, 2018

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 18, 2018
Creator: McCrory, Sean
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 115, No. 77, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 18, 2018 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 115, No. 77, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 18, 2018

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 18, 2018
Creator: McCrory, Sean
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 320, Ed. 1 Monday, June 18, 2018 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 320, Ed. 1 Monday, June 18, 2018

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 18, 2018
Creator: McCrory, Sean
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 115, No. 47, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 18, 2018 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 115, No. 47, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 18, 2018
Creator: McCrory, Sean
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 228, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 18, 2018 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 228, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 18, 2018

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 18, 2018
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History