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Unauthorized Alien Students: Issues and "DREAM Act" Legislation (open access)

Unauthorized Alien Students: Issues and "DREAM Act" Legislation

Supporters of comprehensive immigration reform have urged the President and Congress to pursue reform legislation. While legislative action on comprehensive reform does not appear likely during the remainder of the 111th Congress, there may be an effort to enact a measure, commonly referred to as the "DREAM Act," to enable certain unauthorized alien students to legalize their status. This report discusses the DREAM act and related issues.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Bruno, Andorra
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Points of Order in the Congressional Budget Process (open access)

Points of Order in the Congressional Budget Process

This report summarizes points of order under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended, and related points of order established in the budget resolutions adopted by Congress in 2007, 2008, and 2009, as well as the Rules of the House for the 111th Congress, the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, and the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. In addition, it describes how points of order are applied and the processes used for their waiver in the House and Senate.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Saturno, James V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Baselines and Scorekeeping in the Federal Budget Process (open access)

Baselines and Scorekeeping in the Federal Budget Process

Baselines and scorekeeping are an integral part of the federal budget process, providing lawmakers with a framework for making and enforcing budgetary decisions. The baseline serves as a benchmark for federal budget decisions. Scorekeeping is the process by which the budgetary impact of proposed and enacted budget policies is measured; it assists Congress in making and enforcing budgetary decisions. This report provides a brief explanation of baselines and scorekeeping and their uses in the federal budget process.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Heniff, Bill, Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Food Safety in the 111th Congress: H.R. 2749 and S. 510 (open access)

Food Safety in the 111th Congress: H.R. 2749 and S. 510

This report discusses whether the current food safety system has the resources, authority, and structural organization to safeguard the health of American consumers, who spend more than $1 trillion on food each year. Also at issue is whether federal food safety laws, first enacted in the early 1900s, have kept pace with the significant changes that have occurred in the food production, processing, and marketing sectors since then.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Johnson, Renée; Williams, Erin D.; Burrows, Vanessa K.; Upton, Harold F. & Monke, Jim
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interagency Contracting: An Overview of Federal Procurement and Appropriations Law (open access)

Interagency Contracting: An Overview of Federal Procurement and Appropriations Law

"Interagency contracting" is the term used to describe several procurement relationships between government agencies. This report provides an overview of the federal procurement and appropriations laws governing interagency contracting. It defines key terms used in discussing interagency contracting; surveys the various interagency contracting vehicles; and describes recently enacted and proposed amendments to the laws governing interagency contracting.
Date: October 1, 2010
Creator: Manuel, Kate M. & Yeh, Brian T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Survey of Federal Laws Containing Goals, Set-Asides, Priorities, or Other Preferences Based on Race, Gender, or Ethnicity (open access)

Survey of Federal Laws Containing Goals, Set-Asides, Priorities, or Other Preferences Based on Race, Gender, or Ethnicity

This report provides a broad, but by no means exhaustive, survey of federal statutes that specifically refer to race, gender, or ethnicity as factors to be considered in the administration of any federal program.
Date: October 1, 2010
Creator: Feder, Jody; Manuel, Kate M. & Taylor, Julia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Australia Civilian Nuclear Cooperation: Issues for Congress (open access)

U.S.-Australia Civilian Nuclear Cooperation: Issues for Congress

This report briefly discusses nuclear relations and cooperation between the United States and Australia, including the Atomic Energy Act and President Obama's latest renewal agreement of said Act.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Nikitin, Mary Beth & Vaughn, Bruce
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 161, No. 28, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 1, 2010 (open access)

Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 161, No. 28, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Weekly newspaper from Rusk, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 1, 2010
Creator: Whitehead, Marie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 161, No. 41, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 1, 2010 (open access)

Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 161, No. 41, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Weekly newspaper from Rusk, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Whitehead, Marie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
From Rodeos to Indie Rock: The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Selected Cultural Events in Denton, Texas (open access)

From Rodeos to Indie Rock: The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Selected Cultural Events in Denton, Texas

This report discusses the economic and fiscal impacts of selected cultural events in Denton, Texas.
Date: August 1, 2010
Creator: Seman, Michael
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 54, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 1, 2010 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 54, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 1, 2010 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 1, 2010

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 1, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, October 1, 2010 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, October 1, 2010

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 1, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 1, 2010 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: September 1, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Effects of a Supportive Communication Training Workshop on the Verbal Behavior of Behavior Analysis (open access)

The Effects of a Supportive Communication Training Workshop on the Verbal Behavior of Behavior Analysis

Article on the effects of a supportive communication training workshop on the verbal behavior of behavior analysts.
Date: May 1, 2010
Creator: Blell, Zainab D.; Ala'i-Rosales, Shahla & Rosales-Ruiz, Jesus
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 1, 2010 (open access)

Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 1, 2010

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 1, 2010
Creator: Wisch, Rene
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 1, 2010 (open access)

Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 1, 2010

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 1, 2010
Creator: Wisch, Rene
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 230, December 1, 2010, Pages 74605-75144 (open access)

Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 230, December 1, 2010, Pages 74605-75144

Daily publication of the U.S. Office of the Federal Register contains rules and regulations, proposed legislation and rule changes, and other notices, including "Presidential proclamations and Executive Orders, Federal agency documents having general applicability and legal effect, documents required to be published by act of Congress, and other Federal agency documents of public interest" (p. ii). Table of Contents starts on page iii.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: United States. Office of the Federal Register.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 190, October 1, 2010, Pages 60567-61034 (open access)

Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 190, October 1, 2010, Pages 60567-61034

Daily publication of the U.S. Office of the Federal Register contains rules and regulations, proposed legislation and rule changes, and other notices, including "Presidential proclamations and Executive Orders, Federal agency documents having general applicability and legal effect, documents required to be published by act of Congress, and other Federal agency documents of public interest" (p. ii). Table of Contents starts on page iii.
Date: October 1, 2010
Creator: United States. Office of the Federal Register.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 210, November 1, 2010, Pages 67011-67200 (open access)

Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 210, November 1, 2010, Pages 67011-67200

Daily publication of the U.S. Office of the Federal Register contains rules and regulations, proposed legislation and rule changes, and other notices, including "Presidential proclamations and Executive Orders, Federal agency documents having general applicability and legal effect, documents required to be published by act of Congress, and other Federal agency documents of public interest" (p. ii). Table of Contents starts on page iii.
Date: November 1, 2010
Creator: United States. Office of the Federal Register.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 62, April 1, 2010, Pages 16325-16640 (open access)

Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 62, April 1, 2010, Pages 16325-16640

Daily publication of the U.S. Office of the Federal Register contains rules and regulations, proposed legislation and rule changes, and other notices, including "Presidential proclamations and Executive Orders, Federal agency documents having general applicability and legal effect, documents required to be published by act of Congress, and other Federal agency documents of public interest" (p. ii). Table of Contents starts on page iii.
Date: April 1, 2010
Creator: United States. Office of the Federal Register.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 104, June 1, 2010, Pages 30267-30686 (open access)

Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 104, June 1, 2010, Pages 30267-30686

Daily publication of the U.S. Office of the Federal Register contains rules and regulations, proposed legislation and rule changes, and other notices, including "Presidential proclamations and Executive Orders, Federal agency documents having general applicability and legal effect, documents required to be published by act of Congress, and other Federal agency documents of public interest" (p. ii). Table of Contents starts on page iii.
Date: June 1, 2010
Creator: United States. Office of the Federal Register.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 126, July 1, 2010, Pages 37975-38390 (open access)

Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 126, July 1, 2010, Pages 37975-38390

Daily publication of the U.S. Office of the Federal Register contains rules and regulations, proposed legislation and rule changes, and other notices, including "Presidential proclamations and Executive Orders, Federal agency documents having general applicability and legal effect, documents required to be published by act of Congress, and other Federal agency documents of public interest" (p. ii). Table of Contents starts on page iii.
Date: July 1, 2010
Creator: United States. Office of the Federal Register.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 39, March 1, 2010, Pages 9085-9326 (open access)

Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 39, March 1, 2010, Pages 9085-9326

Daily publication of the U.S. Office of the Federal Register contains rules and regulations, proposed legislation and rule changes, and other notices, including "Presidential proclamations and Executive Orders, Federal agency documents having general applicability and legal effect, documents required to be published by act of Congress, and other Federal agency documents of public interest" (p. ii). Table of Contents starts on page iii.
Date: March 1, 2010
Creator: United States. Office of the Federal Register.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library