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Mexico's 2018 Elections (open access)

Mexico's 2018 Elections

This report discusses issues surrounding Mexico's 2018 elections -- particularly the presidential election -- including Mexico's political climate, electoral process, presidential candidates, and predicted outcome.
Date: June 27, 2018
Creator: Seelke, Clare Ribando & Gracia, Edward Y.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Overview of U.S. Immigration Laws Regulating the Admission and Exclusion of Aliens at the Border (open access)

An Overview of U.S. Immigration Laws Regulating the Admission and Exclusion of Aliens at the Border

This report discusses U.S. immigration law as it relates to the Trump Administration's zero tolerance policy to criminally prosecute migrants who unlawfully enter the United States at the southern border; a policy which has led to the separation of children from parents awaiting prosecution for unlawful entry.
Date: June 25, 2018
Creator: Smith, Hillel R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Trump Administration's Reform Plan and Reorganization Recommendations (open access)

The Trump Administration's Reform Plan and Reorganization Recommendations

This report discusses the Trump Administration's "Delivering Government Solutions in the 21st Century: Reform Plan and Reorganization Recommendations" (the Reform Plan). The stated goal of the Reform Plan is to "improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability of agencies."
Date: June 26, 2018
Creator: Hogue, Henry B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oil and Gas Activities Within the National Wildlife Refuge System (open access)

Oil and Gas Activities Within the National Wildlife Refuge System

This report contains sections on recent developments related to oil and gas wells in the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) and related issues for Congress. The report presents information on the number and location of oil and gas wells, compatibility of oil and gas activities with NWRS purposes, and regulatory mechanisms for the administration of oil and gas activities.
Date: May 9, 2018
Creator: Crafton, R. Eliot; Comay, Laura B. & Humphries, Marc
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Expedited Citizenship through Military Service (open access)

Expedited Citizenship through Military Service

This report discusses current law and policy regarding naturalization based on military service, controversy over deportation of veterans, and current legislative proposals.
Date: May 11, 2018
Creator: Kandel, William A. & Kapp, Lawrence
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy LPD-17 Flight II (LX[R]) Amphibious Ship Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy LPD-17 Flight II (LX[R]) Amphibious Ship Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the LPD-17 Flight II amphibious ship program, previously known as the LX(R) program.
Date: July 3, 2018
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
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. 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 are discussed.
Date: May 9, 2018
Creator: Holt, Mark
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The June 12 Trump-Kim Jong-un Summit (open access)

The June 12 Trump-Kim Jong-un Summit

This report covers the June 12, 2018 meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. During the meeting the two discussed North Korea's nuclear program, building a peace regime on the Korean Peninsula, and the future of U.S. relations with North Korea.
Date: June 12, 2018
Creator: Manyin, Mark E. & Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Section 232 Investigations: Overview and Issues for Congress (open access)

Section 232 Investigations: Overview and Issues for Congress

This report provides an overview of Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which provides the President with the ability to impose restrictions on certain imports based on an affirmative determination by the U.S. Department of Commerce that the product under investigation "is being imported into the United States in such quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security." It also analyzes the Trump Administration's Section 232 investigations and actions, and considers potential policy and economic implications and issues for Congress.
Date: July 5, 2018
Creator: Fefer, Rachel F.; Jones, Vivian C.; Hammond, Keigh E.; Murrill, Brandon J.; Platzer, Michaela D. & Williams, Brock R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy (open access)

The United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy

This report discusses the current political and economic landscape of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and its relationship with the U.S. The UAE has been a significant U.S. partner in Gulf security for more than two decades, and the alliance has deepened further in recent years in order to address multiple regional threats.
Date: June 22, 2018
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Covert Action and Clandestine Activities of the Intelligence Community: Selected Notification Requirements in Brief (open access)

Covert Action and Clandestine Activities of the Intelligence Community: Selected Notification Requirements in Brief

This report discusses the requirements for notifying Congress of covert action and clandestine activities of the intelligence community and activities of the military. These requirements originated from instances in the 1970s when media disclosure of past intelligence abuses underscored reasons for Congress taking a more active role in oversight. Over time, these requirements were written into statute or became custom.
Date: May 7, 2018
Creator: DeVine, Michael E. & Peters, Heidi M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Economic and Fiscal Conditions in the U.S. Virgin Islands (open access)

Economic and Fiscal Conditions in the U.S. Virgin Islands

This report discusses the fiscal and economic challenges facing the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) and related issues for Congress, such as: oversight of federal policies that could affect the USVI's long-term fiscal stability; further legislation that would extend or restructure long-range disaster assistance programs to mitigate those challenges and promote greater resiliency of infrastructure and public programs; and how responses to the USVI's fiscal distress could affect municipal debt markets more broadly.
Date: June 20, 2018
Creator: Austin, D. Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Qatar: Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Qatar: Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy

This report discusses Qatar's governmental structure and politics, economy, foreign policy and regional disputes with other Gulf countries, U.S.-Qatar relations and security collaboration, and human rights issues.
Date: June 7, 2018
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Frigate (FFG[X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Frigate (FFG[X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and discusses potential issues for Congress regarding the Navy's FFG(X) program, a program to procure a new class of 20 guided-missile frigates (FFGs).
Date: July 3, 2018
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Quantum Information Science: An Overview (open access)

Federal Quantum Information Science: An Overview

This report provides an overview of quantum information science (QIS) technologies, including examples of their existing and future applications; brief summaries of funding and selected initiatives in research and development (R&D) in the United States and elsewhere around the world; a description of U.S. congressional activity; and a discussion of related policy considerations.
Date: July 2, 2018
Creator: Figliola, Patricia Moloney
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
Boko Haram and the Islamic State's West Africa Province (open access)

Boko Haram and the Islamic State's West Africa Province

This report discusses the terrorist group Boko Haram, including the history of the group, leadership and group divisions, objectives and areas of operation, capabilities, and relationships with other terrorist groups.
Date: June 28, 2018
Creator: Blanchard, Lauren Ploch & Cavigelli, Katia T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran Nuclear Agreement (open access)

Iran Nuclear Agreement

This report discusses the Iran nuclear agreement that was made on July 14, 2015 and the lifting of sanctions related to their nuclear weapons programs which occurred on January 16, 2016. It also outlines Iran's obligations under the agreement and Congressional discussion of adjustments to the agreement or withdrawal.
Date: May 25, 2018
Creator: Kerr, Paul K. & Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements (open access)

Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements

This report provides an overview of many of the key arms control and nonproliferation agreements and endeavors of the past 40 years, divided into three sections. The first describes arms control efforts between the United States and the states of the former Soviet Union. The second section describes multilateral nuclear nonproliferation efforts. The final section reviews treaties and agreements that address chemical, biological, and conventional weapons.
Date: May 8, 2018
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.; Kerr, Paul K. & Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
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
U.S. Decision to Cease Implementing the Iran Nuclear Agreement (open access)

U.S. Decision to Cease Implementing the Iran Nuclear Agreement

This report analyzes the Trump Administration's decision to pullout from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and its potential implications. The other powers that negotiated the accord with Iran--Russia, China, France, Britain, and Germany--have consistently asserted that the JCPOA is succeeding in its core objectives and that its implementation should not be jeopardized.
Date: May 9, 2018
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth; Kerr, Paul K. & Heitshusen, Valerie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recent Violent Crime Trends in the United States (open access)

Recent Violent Crime Trends in the United States

This report provides an analysis of changes in violent crime since 1960, with a focus on changes from 2014 to 2016 in violent crime and homicide rates in the 48 largest cities in the United States for which violent crime and homicide data were submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reporting Program.
Date: June 20, 2018
Creator: James, Nathan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy John Lewis (TAO-205) Class Oiler Shipbuilding Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy John Lewis (TAO-205) Class Oiler Shipbuilding Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the John Lewis (TAO205) class oiler shipbuilding program, previously known as the TAO(X) program, a program to build a new class of 20 fleet oilers for the Navy.
Date: July 3, 2018
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

University of North Texas Spring 2018

This is the official website for the University of North Texas. It includes all sites within the UNT domain and information about university admissions, financial aid, departments, research, athletics, libraries, administration, and student, faculty, and alumni resources.
Date: Spring 2018
Creator: University of North Texas
Object Type: Website
System: The UNT Digital Library