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OPM Announces Premium Increase in the Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program
This report discusses the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announcement regarding premium rate increase for long-term care insurance policies purchased through the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP).
Date:
September 1, 2016
Creator:
Colello, Kirsten J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
EU State Aid and Apple's Taxes
This report discusses the recent investigations by the European Union (EU) regarding claims that certain countries had provided illegal state aid via favorable tax rulings.
Date:
September 2, 2016
Creator:
Gravelle, Jane G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Information Warfare: Russian Activities
This report discusses Russia's engagement in activities that some may describe as Information Warfare (IW): the range of military and government operations to protect and exploit the information environment.
Date:
September 2, 2016
Creator:
Theohary, Catherine A. & McInnis, Kathleen J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Zika Testing Poses Challenges for Blood Centers
This report discusses the updated guidance recommending that all U.S. blood centers begin testing donations for Zika virus (ZIKV) using an investigational test cleared by FDA.
Date:
September 2, 2016
Creator:
Redhead, C. Stephen & Lister, Sarah A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Leadership Succession in Uzbekistan
This report discusses the succession of Uzbekistan President, Islam Karimov. The 78-year-old Karimov served as Uzbekistan's only President from the time of its independence from the former Soviet Union in 1991.
Date:
September 6, 2016
Creator:
Mann, Christopher T.; Nelson, Gabriel M.; Skorupski, Bolko J. & Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The 2016 G-20 Summit
This report discusses the 2016 G-20 summit where the leaders of the Group of Twenty (G-20) countries met in Hangzhou, China.
Date:
September 8, 2016
Creator:
Nelson, Rebecca M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Burma Holds Peace Conference
This report discusses the Burma Peace conference that could be a step toward ending Burma's six-decade long, low-grade civil war and establishing a process eventually leading to reconciliation and possibly the formation of a democratic federated state.
Date:
September 8, 2016
Creator:
Martin, Michael F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Paris Agreement: United States, China Move to Become Parties to Climate Change Treaty
This report discusses the Paris agreement, which was negotiated under the United Nations Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and where President Obama and China's President Xi Jinping synchronously deposited their nations' signed instruments with U.N. Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon.
Date:
September 12, 2016
Creator:
Leggett, Jane A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Brazil in Crisis
This report briefly examines the political situation and discusses public opinion regarding the Rousseff Administration.
Date:
September 14, 2016
Creator:
Meyer, Peter J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Prospects in Colombia: Cease-Fire, Peace Accord Vote, and Potential Disrupters
This report discusses the political situation in Colombia after a peace accord negotiated over four years between the government of President Juan Manuel Santos and the country's largest insurgent group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
Date:
September 14, 2016
Creator:
Beittel, June S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ex-Im Bank: No Quorum, No Problem?
This report discusses the operation on a limited basis of the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) despite a renewal of its general statutory charter through FY2019 (P.L. 114-94,
Date:
September 15, 2016
Creator:
Akhtar, Shayerah Ilias
System:
The UNT Digital Library
How a National Infrastructure Bank Might Work
This report discusses the national infrastructure and ways to provide low-cost, long-term loans for the propose of increasing federal infrastructure investment.
Date:
September 15, 2016
Creator:
Mallett, William J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Russia's Parliamentary Elections
This report discusses Russia's last parliamentary elections. On September 18, 2016, Russians will go to the polls to elect the State Duma.
Date:
September 15, 2016
Creator:
Welt, Cory
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Statutorily Required Federal Advisory Committees that Began Operations in FY2015
This report discusses the establishment of the federal advisory committees--sometimes called task forces, panels, commissions, working groups, boards, councils, or conferences.
Date:
September 30, 2016
Creator:
Ginsberg, Wendy & Burgat, Casey
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Floodplain Management and Flood Resilience: Current Policy and Considerations for Congress
This report describes presidential direction to federal agencies on floodplain management and flood resilience and presents considerations for Congress.
Date:
September 6, 2017
Creator:
Carter, Nicole T.; Horn, Diane P. & Brown, Jared T.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Agricultural Recovery Resources for Hurricane-Related Losses
This report provides a short overview of select agricultural recovery resources related to hurricanes such as Harvey and Irma. It is not a comprehensive list (see "CRS Resources" below for more information about programs) and is not intended to provide up-to-date information on unfolding events. For additional support, please contact available CRS experts in hurricane-related issue areas.
Date:
September 8, 2017
Creator:
Stubbs, Megan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Syria's Chemical Weapons: Continuing Challenges
This report discusses Syria's chemical weapon supplies, efforts to have them destroyed, recent uses of chemical weapons there, and issues related to undeclared chemical weapon stocks.
Date:
September 8, 2017
Creator:
Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Air Force Pilot Shortage
This report discusses the current shortage of pilots, especially fighter pilots, in the Air Force and factors influencing pilots to leave the Air Force and possible retention and recruitment methods to help alleviate the shortage.
Date:
September 11, 2017
Creator:
Hoadley, Daniel S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
CRISPR Gene Editing Research in Embryos Generates Scientific and Ethics Debate
This report discusses the results of a recent experiment on the use of gene modification for decreasing the chance of children having hypertrophic cardiomyopathy which was done through the use of CRISPR to modify the genes of human embryos at a private facility. Restrictions on the use of public funds for such studies, a brief explanation of the science, and ethical concerns are discussed.
Date:
September 12, 2017
Creator:
Sargent, John F., Jr.; Sarata, Amanda K. & Johnson, Judith A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Executive Branch Legislative Proposals Affecting Veterans Benefits in the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget
This report discusses legislative proposals that would affect veterans' disability payments and Cost of Living Adjustments (COLAs) in the 2018 Fiscal Year budget proposals.
Date:
September 12, 2017
Creator:
Szymendara, Scott D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Section 471 of H.R. 10, H.R. 1219, S. 444, and Section 914 of H.R. 3280: Supporting America's Innovators
This report discusses various current bills in Congress that are related to to increasing business innovation and easing regulation on securities and venture-capitol firms. Brief outlines of the goals of each bill and their current progress along with arguments for and against them are presented.
Date:
September 12, 2017
Creator:
Shorter, Gary
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Taylor Force Act: Palestinian Terrorism-Related Payments and U.S. Aid
This report discusses the proposed Taylor Force Act in Congress which relates to the amount of foreign aid sent to the Palestinian Authority and reductions and further requirements being implemented due to Palestinian payments to families of those killed in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict whether as combatants or civilians and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons that have been convicted of terrorism related offenses.
Date:
September 12, 2017
Creator:
Zanotti, Jim & Sharp, Jeremy M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Consideration of Resolutions to "Censure" Executive Branch Officials
This report summarizes the parliamentary procedures the House and Senate might use to consider a resolution to censure or condemn an executive branch official and provides links to additional reading material on the subject.
Date:
September 14, 2017
Creator:
Davis, Christopher M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Resolutions Censuring the President: History and Context, 1st-114th Congresses
This report discusses times when Congress has issued or proposed censures of the President for his actions which though not laws show Congress's displeasure and reflect badly on the President.
Date:
September 14, 2017
Creator:
Hudiberg, Jane A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library