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Agricultural Provisions of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (open access)

Agricultural Provisions of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement

This report discusses the agricultural provisions of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Date: October 5, 2018
Creator: Hopkinson, Jenny
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agriculture Issues in U.S.-EU Trade Negotiations (open access)

Agriculture Issues in U.S.-EU Trade Negotiations

This report briefly discusses the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) between the U.S. and the European Union (EU). The report also briefly notes the use of agricultural biotechnology.
Date: June 12, 2015
Creator: Johnson, Renée
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Force OA-X Light Attack Aircraft Program (open access)

Air Force OA-X Light Attack Aircraft Program

This report discusses the U.S. Air Force's intention to acquire a new type of aircraft. The OA-X light attack aircraft is a small, two-seat turboprop airplane designed for operation in relatively permissive environments.
Date: August 23, 2018
Creator: Gertler, Jeremiah
System: The UNT Digital Library
Antibiotic Use in Food Animals: FDA’s Current Activities (open access)

Antibiotic Use in Food Animals: FDA’s Current Activities

The report addresses the U,S, Food and Drug Administration's the then Current activities of Antibiotic use in Food Animals.
Date: March 28, 2014
Creator: Greene, Joel L. & Lister, Sarah A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Argentina (open access)

Argentina

This report discusses Argentina's political and economic situation, U.S. foreign aid to Argentina, trade and investment issues, and U.S. Congressional interest.
Date: July 23, 2018
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Army Corps of Engineers: FY2018 Appropriations (open access)

Army Corps of Engineers: FY2018 Appropriations

This report discusses the FY2018 appropriations for the Army Corps of Engineers and funding priorities for the year.
Date: April 2, 2018
Creator: Carter, Nicole T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Army's Modular Handgun Procurement (open access)

The Army's Modular Handgun Procurement

This report discusses the Army Modular Handgun System (MHS), a weapon system produced by Sig Sauer that is to replace the Beretta M9/11 pistol, which has been used by the U.S. Army since 1986. Topics discussed include the conract, previous replacement effort, criticisms of the procurement process, and price determination.
Date: June 19, 2018
Creator: Schwartz, Moshe & Purdy, Jason A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Education (open access)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Education

This report discusses artificial intelligence in education, including current applications, benefits and drawbacks, and policy considerations.
Date: August 1, 2018
Creator: Joyce, J. Lu. & Harris, Laurie A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Australia (open access)

Australia

This report discusses Australia's strategic alliance with the United States and their economic ties with China and ways these two interests may conflict. Relations between the U.S. and Australia and recent tensions between U.S. President Trump and Australian President Turnbull are also discussed.
Date: May 12, 2017
Creator: Vaughn, Bruce
System: The UNT Digital Library
Balance Billing in Private Health Insurance Plans (open access)

Balance Billing in Private Health Insurance Plans

This report is on Balance Billing in Private Health Insurance Plans.
Date: July 23, 2015
Creator: Uberoi, Namrata K.
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.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Buy America and the Electric Bus Market (open access)

Buy America and the Electric Bus Market

This report discusses a current controversy over how Buy America (which requires that federally-funded highway, public transportation, aviation, and intercity passenger rail projects use U.S.-made manufactured goods) applies to battery-powered buses. This controversy illustrates the challenges in determining whether or not a product is made in the United States.
Date: August 6, 2018
Creator: Canis, Bill & Mallett, William J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
CFIUS Reform: Foreign Investment National Security Reviews (open access)

CFIUS Reform: Foreign Investment National Security Reviews

This report discusses recent legislation, known as the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA) of 2018. The legislation amends the current process for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to review -- on behalf of the President -- the national security implications of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States.
Date: August 22, 2018
Creator: Jackson, James K. & Cimino-Isaacs, Cathleen D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Child Support Enforcement (CSE) Program (open access)

The Child Support Enforcement (CSE) Program

This report provides a short synopsis on the main functions of the Child Support Enforcement (C.S.E.) program.
Date: January 28, 2015
Creator: Solomon-Fears, Carmen
System: The UNT Digital Library
China, U.S. Leadership, and Geopolitical Challenges in Asia (open access)

China, U.S. Leadership, and Geopolitical Challenges in Asia

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Date: December 22, 2014
Creator: Lawrence, Susan V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
China's Currency Policy (open access)

China's Currency Policy

This report provides an overview of the economic issues surrounding the current debate over China's currency policy. It identifies the economic costs and benefits of China's currency policy for both China and the United States, and possible implications if China were to allow its currency to significantly appreciate or to float freely.
Date: October 22, 2018
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
China’s Currency Policy (open access)

China’s Currency Policy

This report provides a brief summary of China's economic policy, and tactics the Chinese government uses to reduce inflation of Chinese currency.
Date: May 18, 2015
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
China's Engagement with Latin America and the Caribbean (open access)

China's Engagement with Latin America and the Caribbean

This report discusses the bilateral partnership agreements the People's Republic of China (PRC) has signed with multiple countries in the Latin American and Caribbean region, including "strategic partnerships" with Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela. The report also discusses concerns and considerations U.S. policymakers may want to address in response to these partnerships.
Date: September 18, 2018
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P. & Lum, Thomas
System: The UNT Digital Library
China's Status as a Nonmarket Economy (NME) (open access)

China's Status as a Nonmarket Economy (NME)

This report discusses China's classification by the World Trade Organization (WTO). China contends that language in its WTO accession protocol required all WTO members to terminate their use of the alternative methodology; the United States and other WTO members argue that that the WTO language did not automatically obligate them to extend market economy status (MES) to China.
Date: October 22, 2018
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
CIA Ethics Education: Background and Perspectives (open access)

CIA Ethics Education: Background and Perspectives

This report discusses the ethics education of CIA officers. Topics include baseline approaches to ethics education, perspectives on intelligence ethics, personal standards of conduct, and principles of professional ethics.
Date: June 11, 2018
Creator: DeVine, Michael E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Climate Investment Funds (CIFs) (open access)

The Climate Investment Funds (CIFs)

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Date: March 9, 2015
Creator: Lattanzio, Richard K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger (open access)

Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger

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Date: May 5, 2014
Creator: Gilroy, Angele A. & Kruger, Lennard G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (open access)

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

This report describes what the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States (C.F.I.U.S.) and how the organization operates.
Date: July 29, 2014
Creator: Jackson, James M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conflict in Mali (open access)

Conflict in Mali

This report outlines the security and governance challenges that Mali has faced since the 2011-2013 crisis that devastated the military, central government institutions, and northern populations and the peace accord that followed in 2015.
Date: September 19, 2018
Creator: Arieff, Alexis
System: The UNT Digital Library