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Escalating Tariffs: Potential Impacts
This report examines the potential impacts of U.S. trade actions on steel and aluminium tariffs and tariffs against China.
Date:
September 24, 2018
Creator:
Williams, Brock R.; Morrison, Wayne M. & Hammond, Keigh E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
South Sudan's Civil War: Nearly 400,000 Estimated Dead
This report discusses the impact of the civil war in South Sudan, which has been ongoing since December 2013.
Date:
September 28, 2018
Creator:
Blanchard, Lauren Ploch
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Global Trade Imbalances
This report discusses the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) July 2018 report on global trade imbalances that identifies countries with "excessive" current account balances and exchange rates that are "misaligned." The current account is a broad measure of a country's global economic engagement and is comprised of trade in goods, services, and official flows.
Date:
September 28, 2018
Creator:
Jackson, James K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hurricane Michael: Brief Overview of FEMA Programs and Resources
This report provides a brief overview of emergency and major disaster declarations relevant to Hurricane Michael, and selected federal resources and links to CRS products related to Stafford Act declarations, disaster response, and recovery.
Date:
October 11, 2018
Creator:
Lindsay, Bruce R.; Reese, Shawn; Brown, Jared T.; Horn, Diane P. & Painter, William L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congress Considers Possible Responses to the Killing of a Saudi Journalist
This report discusses the potential responses by Congress regarding the killing of prominent Saudi Arabian journalist and former diplomatic advisor Jamal Khashoggi.
Date:
October 22, 2018
Creator:
Blanchard, Christopher M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The DOD's JEDI Cloud Program
This report discusses the Deputy Secretary of Defense (DSD) Patrick Shanahan's memorandum calling for the accelerated adoption of a Department of Defense (DOD)-wide cloud computing system. Under the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) Cloud program, DOD seeks to "acquire a...cloud services solution that can support Unclassified, Secret, and Top Secret requirements," with a focus on commercially-available services.
Date:
November 5, 2018
Creator:
Peters, Heidi M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations for the Department of Energy
This report discusses the President's FY2019 budget request for the Department of Energy (DOE), funding proposed in the request, funding proposed by the conference committee, and key changes.
Date:
September 12, 2018
Creator:
Clark, Corrie E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), Reinsurance, and Catastrophe Bonds
This report discusses the use of reinsurance to transfer some of the risk of an insurance policy from the primary insurer to a secondary insurer, and the National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP) decision to use reinsurance through the issuance of catastrophe bonds (which pay out when a particular type of disaster set out in the bond agreement occurs) by the secondary private insurers.
Date:
September 11, 2018
Creator:
Horn, Diane P. & Webel, Baird
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Records, Papers, Decisions: Kavanaugh Records and the Presidential Records Act
This report discusses the release of records pertaining to Judge Brett Kavanaugh's tenure in the George W. Bush Administration and the Office of Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr, which have been the subject of ongoing congressional interest since Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court.
Date:
August 27, 2018
Creator:
Stuessy, Meghan M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Financial Regulation: The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (S. 2155)
This report discusses the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (S. 2155) which was reported by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on December 18, 2017. The bill generally aims to provide regulatory relief to banks, relax mortgage lending rules, and provide additional consumer protections related to credit reporting and other areas. This report briefly highlights major policy proposals.
Date:
March 6, 2018
Creator:
Perkins, David W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
New Nuclear Warheads: Legislative Provisions
This report reviews legislation addressing research and development on new or low-yield nuclear weapons. It does not address the policy debate on the benefits and risks of this capability.
Date:
February 5, 2018
Creator:
Woolf, Amy F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
China's Retaliatory Tariffs on Selected U.S. Agricultural Products
This report discusses China's retaliatory tariffs on many U.S. agricultural products in response to the U.S. tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminium imports.
Date:
April 4, 2018
Creator:
Hopkinson, Jenny
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Employee Ownership of Registration-Exempt Company Securities: Proposals to Reform Required Corporate Disclosures (Section 507 of S. 2155, S. 488, H.R. 1343, and Section 406 of H.R. 10)
This report discusses SEC registration requirements and the exemption from registration for small and mid-size companies. Recent legislation regarding the rules in the House and Senate is also included.
Date:
April 3, 2018
Creator:
Shorter, Gary
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The President's Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request for the Department of Energy
This report discusses President Trump's FY2019 budget request for the Department of Energy (DOE) and it compares it with past budgets.
Date:
March 9, 2018
Creator:
Clark, Corrie E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Gun Control: Concealed Carry Legislation in the 115th Congress
This report discusses handgun concealed carry laws and provides statistics for the type of permits issued by states and territories and a historical comparison to laws in 1987.
Date:
January 30, 2018
Creator:
Krouse, William J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Section 201 Safeguards on Solar Products and Washing Machines
This report discusses new U.S. tariffs on solar energy related products and certain large residential washing machines which are intended to safeguard American businesses from foreign competition temporarily while they adjust production levels and methods.
Date:
February 7, 2018
Creator:
Jones, Vivian C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean Focus on the Politics of Energy
This report discusses Greek and Turkish Cyprus's disputes over the natural gas deposits found off of the island and their role in Cypriot reunification negotiations.
Date:
March 1, 2018
Creator:
Morelli, Vincent L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Orderly Liquidation Authority: Reform Proposals
This report discusses the Orderly Liquidation Authority (OLA) which was created by Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203) to allow the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to resolve certain failing financial institutions whose collapse could threaten the stability of the financial system. Although OLA has never been used, it has become the subject of a number of reform proposals. This report briefly describes the OLA and two prominent examples of such proposals.
Date:
April 17, 2018
Creator:
Perkins, David W. & Gnanarajah, Raj
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The 2018 National Defense Strategy
This report discusses the 2018 National Defense Strategy which lays out the goals and methods of the Defense Department for the year.
Date:
February 5, 2018
Creator:
McInnis, Kathleen J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Russia's 2018 Presidential Election
This report discusses the 2018 Russian presidential elections and the strict control exercised by the Russian government over the election process and candidates allowed to run. Brief overviews of all the candidates are provided as well as notable absences from the election along with possible plans for the future by President Vladimir Putin.
Date:
March 13, 2018
Creator:
Welt, Cory
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"Extraordinary Measures" and the Debt Limit
This report discusses the statuary debt limit and the use of "extraordinary measures" by the Treasury Department to postpone when Congress must act on raising the debt limit or risk defaulting on debts.
Date:
February 2, 2018
Creator:
Driessen, Grant A. & Hughes, Joseph S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Balanced Budget Amendments
This report discusses proposed balanced budget amendments to the Constitution and their content.
Date:
April 10, 2018
Creator:
Lynch, Megan S. & Saturno, James V.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Closing the Flood Insurance Gap
This report discusses the flood insurance coverage gaps in the United States, provides statistics on the level of coverage and amount of flooding in coastal areas recently hit by hurricanes, and provides possible solutions to the flood insurance gap.
Date:
April 24, 2018
Creator:
Horn, Diane P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library