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Concurrent Receipt: Background and Issues for Congress
This report addresses the issue of concurrent receipt, which is when a person receives both military retirement pay and Veterans Administration (VA) disability pay in the full amounts due to them. It discusses the two primary components of the concurrent receipt program: Combat Related Special Compensation (CRSC) and Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payments (CRDP), and also reviews the possible legislative expansion of the program to additional populations with several potential options for Congress to consider.
Date:
November 30, 2017
Creator:
Kamarck, Kristy N.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Contested Elections in Honduras
This report discuses the November 26, 2017 Honduran presidential elections including allegations of irregularity in the voting count and uncertainty over who the election winner is with only 89% of the vote counted as a of November 30th. It provides an overview of implications of the results of the election for the United States and their relations with Honduras.
Date:
November 30, 2017
Creator:
Meyer, Peter J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fiscal year 2017 annual report to Federal Highway Administration - Texas
This report has been prepared to fulfil requirements in the Stewardship and Oversight Agreement on Project Assumption and Program Oversight by and between Federal Highway Administration, Texas Division and the State of Texas Department of Transportation in 2017. This report describe local government interchangeable with local public agencies. Local government transportation project phase of project development environmental, design, right of way, utility relocation or construction.
Date:
November 30, 2017
Creator:
Texas. Department of Transportation.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Military Benefits for Former Spouses: Legislation and Policy Issues
This report provides a general discussion of legislative provisions and proposals relating to the military benefits for former spouses. Questions that this report seeks to answer include: What benefits can former spouses of members or retirees of the uniformed services receive under law? What role do the services play in facilitating delivery of those benefits? What practical problems arise in the implementation of and service involvement in claims on those benefits? How does the current system for a divorce-related division of military retired pay work?
Date:
November 30, 2017
Creator:
Kamarck, Kristy N.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Missing Adults: Background, Federal Programs, and Issues for Congress
This report discusses federal efforts to assist local law enforcement in adult missing persons cases. It discusses demographics and record keeping of missing adults and unidentified remains; federally-funded databases that are used to track data on missing adults and unidentified individuals; federal programs and initiatives to assist in locating missing adults, including funding data; and issues regarding the federal role in missing adult cases.
Date:
November 30, 2017
Creator:
Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Money Laundering: An Overview of 18 U.S.C. §1956 and Related Federal Criminal Law
This report provides an overview of the elements of federal criminal money laundering statutes and the sanctions imposed for their violation. It includes an extensive overview and analysis of elements as well as legal attributes and consequences of violating various federal criminal statues related to money laundering, most specifically 18 U.S.C. § 1956, 1957, and 1952. The end of the report provides text of the statutes discussed, citations of state money laundering and money transmission statutes, and a list federal predicate offenses with their accompanying maximum terms of imprisonment.
Date:
November 30, 2017
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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's proposed FY2018 budget requests funding for the procurement of two DDG-51s, and authority for a new multiyear procurement (MYP) contract covering DDG-51s to be procured in FY2018-FY2022.
Date:
November 30, 2017
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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. The report also discusses budget requests for FY2018 and FY2019.
Date:
November 30, 2017
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program. A total of 29 LCSs have been procured through FY2017. For FY2018, the Navy is requesting the procurement of 30th and 31st LCSs.
Date:
November 30, 2017
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy LX (R) Amphibious Ship Program: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the LX(R) program, a program to build a new class of amphibious ships for the Navy. The report discusses the requested research and development funds in Navy's proposed FY2018 budget, with the intent of procuring the first LX(R) in FY2020.
Date:
November 30, 2017
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the 115th Congress
This report considers prominent topics in the 115th Congress's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization debate. Major issues discussed are financing, air traffic control privatization, unmanned aerial vehicles (drones), the Essential Airline Service (EAS), foreign airlines, and certification reform.
Date:
November 30, 2017
Creator:
Elias, Bart & Tang, Rachel Y.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Shutdown of the Federal Government: Causes, Processes, and Effects
This report is intended to address questions that arise frequently related to the topic of government shutdowns. It discusses the causes of funding gaps and shutdowns of the federal government, processes that are associated with shutdowns, and how agency operations may be affected by shutdowns. The report concludes with a discussion of potential issues for Congress.
Date:
November 30, 2017
Creator:
Brass, Clinton T.; Brudnick, Ida A.; Keegan, Natalie; McMillion, Barry J.; Rollins, John W. & Yeh, Brian T.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Social Security Primer
This report provides an overview of Social Security financing and benefits under current law. The report covers a brief history of the program; Social Security financing and the status of the trust funds; how Social Security benefits are computed; the types of Social Security benefits available to workers and their family members; the basic eligibility requirements for each type of benefit; the scheduled increase in the Social Security retirement age; and the federal income taxation of Social Security benefits.
Date:
November 30, 2017
Creator:
Nuschler, Dawn
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Third Treasury Report on Regulatory Relief: Asset Management and Insurance
This report provides an overview of the third U.S. Treasury publiscation in a series of reports describing regulations of the financial system and ways that it could be improved. This report specifically addresses asset management and insurance with background information and recommendations for improvements.
Date:
November 30, 2017
Creator:
Perkins, David W. & Webel, Baird
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Senate Vacancies: Contemporary Developments and Perspectives
This report discusses senate vacancies created by a member resigning, dying, or transferring to another position as well as the the procedures to fill them.
Date:
November 30, 2017
Creator:
Neale, Thomas H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iran's Expanding Economic Relations with Asia
This report discusses Iran's economic relations with East Asia especially China, South Korea, and Japan. Trade and partnerships have been been rebounding after the January 2016 lifting of international sanctions on Iran.
Date:
November 29, 2017
Creator:
Cimino-Isaacs, Cathleen D. & Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Killing Endangered Species: What's Reasonable Self-Defense?
This report discusses the case of "United States v. Wallen" in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; it concerns a man who killed a grizzly bear cub in violation of the Endangered Species Act and claimed self-defense. It outlines the court ruling that the man enjoys a complete defense if he "actually, even if unreasonably, believe[s] his actions were necessary to protect himself or others" and discusses the implications of the decision.
Date:
November 29, 2017
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Kosovo: Background and U.S. Relations
This report provides a brief overview of Kosovo and its political structure, economy, migration issues, regional relationships, counterterrorism efforts, and relations with the U.S.
Date:
November 29, 2017
Creator:
Morelli, Vincent L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Supreme Court Reiterates Congress's Exclusive Role in Regulating Lower Federal Court Jurisdiction
This report discusses the Supreme Court's decision in "Hamer v. Neighborhood Housing Service of Chicago" which affirmed that only the legislative branch may make rules governing the inferior federal courts' subject-matter jurisdiction.
Date:
November 29, 2017
Creator:
Peck, Sarah Herman
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Texas Lottery Commission Annual Financial Report: 2017, Audited
Annual financial report of the Texas Lottery Commission documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2017.
Date:
November 29, 2017
Creator:
Texas Lottery Commission
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Trump Administration and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
This report provides an overview of the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, discusses the additional significance of the Unified Agenda in the Trump Administration, provides summary information about content of the 2017 Update, and discusses what additional information can be expected in the subsequent edition of the Agenda.
Date:
November 29, 2017
Creator:
Carey, Maeve P. & Francis, Kathryn A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Direct Overt U.S. Appropriations for and Military Reimbursements to Pakistan, Fiscal Year 2002-Fiscal Year 2018
This report provides a table of data outlining direct overt U.S. aid appropriations and military reimbursements to Pakistan including number for fiscal years 2002-2011 (combined), fiscal years 2012-2016 (individually), an estimate for 2017, and the requested amount for 2018.
Date:
November 28, 2017
Creator:
Kronstadt, K. Alan & Epstein, Susan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Disaster Assistance: The National Flood Insurance Program and Other Federal Disaster Assistance Programs Available to Individuals and Households After a Flood
This report provides an overview of the assistance available to individuals and households following a flood and provides links to more comprehensive guidance on both flood insurance and disaster assistance.
Date:
November 28, 2017
Creator:
Horn, Diane P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Role in Voter Registration: The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and Subsequent Developments
This report first provides a brief background on the federal role in voter registration and the passage of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA), followed by a discussion of the key components of NVRA. The implementation of NVRA, subsequent modifications to its provisions, and ongoing considerations related to federal voter registration are also discussed. The final sections of this report provide descriptions of types of common legislative proposals addressing voter registration, with a full list of related bills introduced in the 115th Congress to date provided in the Appendix.
Date:
November 28, 2017
Creator:
Eckman, Sarah J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library