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Supreme Court to Hear Voter Roll Case: What are the Implications? (open access)

Supreme Court to Hear Voter Roll Case: What are the Implications?

This report discusses the Supreme Court case of "Husted v. Phillip Randolph Institute," which charges the state of Ohio with violating the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) through their secondary voter registration maintenance program which removes people from the voter rolls due to inactivity. It discusses a brief history of the case before its coming to the Supreme Court and possible implications of the decision.
Date: January 9, 2018
Creator: Whitaker, L. Paige
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: Background and Congressional Options (open access)

A Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: Background and Congressional Options

This report discuses the idea of requiring a balanced budget for the U.S. government and provides an overview of the issues and options that have been raised during prior consideration of proposals for a balanced budget constitutional amendment.
Date: January 8, 2018
Creator: Saturno, James V. & Lynch, Megan Suzanne
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kosovo: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Kosovo: Background and U.S. Relations

This report describes Kosovo's government and political structure, economy, and relations with the U.S., Serbia, and the European Union (EU).
Date: January 8, 2018
Creator: Morelli, Vincent L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transatlantic Relations in 2018 (open access)

Transatlantic Relations in 2018

This report discusses the current state of transatlantic relations between the U.S. and Europe and especially the European Union (EU). It also outlines various European concerns over the direction of the Trump Administration and future issues for Congress to consider.
Date: January 10, 2018
Creator: Morelli, Vincent L. & Archick, Kristin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA): Overview of Workers' Compensation for Certain Private-Sector Maritime Workers (open access)

The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA): Overview of Workers' Compensation for Certain Private-Sector Maritime Workers

This report discusses the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA) which requires private companies to provide workers' compensation coverage for employees engaged in longshore, harbor, or other maritime occupations. Topics include: covered workers, excluded workers, benefits under the program, and legislative discussions regarding the program.
Date: January 5, 2018
Creator: Szymendara, Scott
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Smart Toys and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (open access)

Smart Toys and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998

This report discusses "smart toys" for children that use the internet to interact with the user. It outlines various security concerns regarding the collection and use of information about children, and whether these toys are governed by the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998.
Date: January 8, 2018
Creator: Stevens, Gina
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): An Overview (open access)

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): An Overview

This report discusses the oil and gas program recently approved by President Trump for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in the context of the ANWR's history, its energy and biological resources, Native interests and subsistence uses, energy market conditions, and debates over protection and development.
Date: January 9, 2018
Creator: Comay, Laura B.; Ratner, Michael & Crafton, R. Eliot
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Offices of Selected Federal Agencies (open access)

Congressional Offices of Selected Federal Agencies

This report provides a list of about 200 congressional liaison offices, intended to help congressional offices in placing telephone calls and addressing correspondence to government agencies. Entries are arranged alphabetically in four sections: legislative branch; judicial branch; executive branch; and agencies, boards, and commissions.
Date: January 3, 2018
Creator: Crane-Hirsch, Audrey Celeste
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Facing the FAST Act: Abortion and Free Speech (Part 1) (open access)

Facing the FAST Act: Abortion and Free Speech (Part 1)

First part of a report regarding the Supreme Court case: "National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) v. Becerra;" it involves a California state law that requires certain pregnancy centers to distribute particular information to clients which they contend violates their free speech rights. This report provides an overview of the challenged law, followed by an analysis of how the Supreme Court might categorize the speech at issue.
Date: January 10, 2018
Creator: Killion, Victoria L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
HUD Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations: In Brief (open access)

HUD Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations: In Brief

This report describes the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) 2018 budget appropriations. The report tracks progress on FY2018 HUD appropriations and provides detailed account-level, and in some cases sub-account-level, funding information (Table 1) as well as a discussion of selected key issues.
Date: January 8, 2018
Creator: McCarty, Maggie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Drug Compounding: FDA Authority and Possible Issues for Congress (open access)

Drug Compounding: FDA Authority and Possible Issues for Congress

This report discusses legislation regulating the compounding of drugs by pharmacies to remove certain ingredients from a standard approved drug for patients with allergies, or for a medical clinic to keep on hand. It outlines various arguments for and against further regulation of the practice by the FDA and potential Congressional actions.
Date: January 5, 2018
Creator: Dabrowska, Agata
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: Fiscal Year 2018 Budget and Appropriations (open access)

Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: Fiscal Year 2018 Budget and Appropriations

This report discusses the FY2018 appropriations for the State Department's Foreign Operations and Related Programs section and their funding levels, as well as the legislative process.
Date: January 3, 2018
Creator: Epstein, Susan B.; Lawson, Marian L. & Gill, Cory R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oklahoma Firefighter (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 35, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 2018 (open access)

Oklahoma Firefighter (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 35, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 2018

Monthly periodical from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma published by and for members of the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association that includes news and information along with advertising.
Date: March 1, 2018
Creator: Ostrander, Phil
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma Firefighter (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 35, No. 4, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 1, 2018 (open access)

Oklahoma Firefighter (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 35, No. 4, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Monthly periodical from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma published by and for members of the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association that includes news and information along with advertising.
Date: May 1, 2018
Creator: Ostrander, Phil
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma Firefighter (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 35, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 1, 2018 (open access)

Oklahoma Firefighter (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 35, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Monthly periodical from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma published by and for members of the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association that includes news and information along with advertising.
Date: August 1, 2018
Creator: Lumry, Steve
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma Firefighter (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 35, No. 8, Ed. 1 Monday, October 1, 2018 (open access)

Oklahoma Firefighter (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 35, No. 8, Ed. 1 Monday, October 1, 2018

Monthly periodical from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma published by and for members of the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association that includes news and information along with advertising.
Date: October 1, 2018
Creator: Lumry, Steve
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma Firefighter (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 35, No. 10, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 1, 2018 (open access)

Oklahoma Firefighter (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 35, No. 10, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 1, 2018

Monthly periodical from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma published by and for members of the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association that includes news and information along with advertising.
Date: December 1, 2018
Creator: Lumry, Steve
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Crystal structure of bis(acetonitrile-𝖪N)(4,4'-di-tert-butyl-2,2'-bipyridine-𝖪²N,N')platinum(II) bis(tetra-fluoridoborate) packing as head-to-head dimers (open access)

Crystal structure of bis(acetonitrile-𝖪N)(4,4'-di-tert-butyl-2,2'-bipyridine-𝖪²N,N')platinum(II) bis(tetra-fluoridoborate) packing as head-to-head dimers

This article describes the crystal structure of a platinum(II) supramolecular building block, [Pt-(dbbpy)NNCCH₃)₂](BF₄)₂ (dbbpy = 4,4'-di-tert-butyl-2,2'-bipyridine, C₁₈H₂₄N₂).
Date: April 16, 2018
Creator: Joseph, Chris; Nesterov, Vladimir N. & Smucker, Bradley W.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Synthesis and Ionic Conductivity of Siloxane Based Polymer Electrolytes With Pendant Propyl Acetoacetate Groups (open access)

Synthesis and Ionic Conductivity of Siloxane Based Polymer Electrolytes With Pendant Propyl Acetoacetate Groups

This paper discusses decision to develop solid polyelectrolyte membrances on the basis of new siloxane matrices.
Date: April 13, 2018
Creator: Mukbaniani, Omai; Brostow, Witold, 1934-; Aneli, Jimsher; Tatrishvili, Tamara; Markarashvili, Eliza; Chigvinadze, Maia et al.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cooperative bi-exponential decay of dye emission coupled via plasmons (open access)

Cooperative bi-exponential decay of dye emission coupled via plasmons

This article demonstrates that the relaxation in the sub-radiant system leads to the population of the sub-radiant states by dephasing the super-radiant Dicke states giving rise to the bi-exponential decay in agreement with the experiments.
Date: June 22, 2018
Creator: Lyvers, David P.; Moazzezi, Mojtaba; de Silva, Vashista C.; Brown, Dean P.; Urbas, Augustine M.; Rostovtsev, Yuri V. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues for Congress

This report presents background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Navy's Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) and Zumwalt (DDG-1000) class destroyer programs. The Navy procured DDG-51s from FY1985 through FY2005, and resumed procuring them in FY2010. The three DDG-51s requested for procurement in FY2019 are to be the 80th, 81st, and 82nd ships in the class. The Navy procured three DDG-1000s in FY2007-FY2009 and plans no further procurement of DDG-1000s.
Date: July 3, 2018
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
North Korea: Legislative Basis for U.S. Economic Sanctions (open access)

North Korea: Legislative Basis for U.S. Economic Sanctions

This report discusses the economic sanctions the United States imposes on North Korea for activities related to weapons proliferation, destabilizing the region, anti-terrorism, and undemocratic governance.
Date: June 11, 2018
Creator: Rennack, Dianne E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Violence Against Journalists in Mexico: In Brief (open access)

Violence Against Journalists in Mexico: In Brief

This report discusses Mexico's problem of violence committed against journalists. Topics include press freedom in Mexico compared to other Latin American countries, crimes against journalists, Mexican government efforts to address these crimes, and U.S. policy on the issue.
Date: May 17, 2018
Creator: Seelke, Clare Ribando
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
TRICARE Modernization: Eligibility for the Federal Employee Dental and Vision Insurance Program (open access)

TRICARE Modernization: Eligibility for the Federal Employee Dental and Vision Insurance Program

This report discusses the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) and the upcoming expansion of eligibility to certain TRICARE beneficiaries. TRICARE is the health care program for uniformed service members, retirees, and their families.
Date: June 27, 2018
Creator: Mendez, Bryce H. P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library