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Moldova: Background and U.S. Policy (open access)

Moldova: Background and U.S. Policy

Report that provides information and analysis on Moldova, including its political and economic situation, foreign policy, and on U.S. policy toward Moldova.
Date: June 5, 2013
Creator: Woehrel, Steven
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appraised Values on Tax Returns: Burdens on Taxpayers Could Be Reduced and Selected Practices Improved (open access)

Appraised Values on Tax Returns: Burdens on Taxpayers Could Be Reduced and Selected Practices Improved

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "AppraisersÂ’ most prominent role relative to the three types of tax returns GAO studied is in the valuation of estates. In the most recent years for which GAO had data, appraisers were likely involved in the valuation of property worth from $75 billion to $167 billion reported on estate tax returns in 2009. In contrast, less than $17 billion worth of gifts in 2009 and less than $10 billion in noncash contributions in 2008 likely involved an appraiser. Gift tax returns that likely used appraisers had higher audit rates than gift returns that were unlikely to have appraisers. The use of appraisers was not associated with higher audit rates for estate tax returns and individual returns with noncash contributions."
Date: June 5, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
SSA Representative Payee Program: Long-Term Strategy Needed to Address Challenges (open access)

SSA Representative Payee Program: Long-Term Strategy Needed to Address Challenges

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In summary, GAO found that SSA struggles to effectively administer its Representative Payee Program, despite steps the agency has taken to address its challenges in identifying, selecting, and monitoring representative payees. SSA field office managers in some offices said that due to increasing workloads and staff attrition they sometimes have to perform payee program duties that lower-level staff typically handle. SSA is also encountering increasing numbers of beneficiaries who may not have a suitable payee readily available. In an effort to address this challenge, SSA hosted a webinar to recruit additional payees. However, agency officials said this effort did not produce any new payees. SSA also faces challenges ensuring that payees who are selected are suitable for the task. In response, SSA has implemented a pilot program in its Philadelphia region to screen and bar payee applicants who have been convicted of certain crimes such as robbery and fraud to obtain governmental assistance. SSA said the focus of the pilot is to determine how easily these additional controls can be implemented. GAO also found that SSA faces challenges monitoring payees' use of beneficiaries' SSA funds--a time-consuming process. SSA …
Date: June 5, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and potential issues for Congress on the Navy's irregular warfare (IW) and counterterrorism (CT) operations. The Navy's IW and CT activities pose a number of potential oversight issues for Congress, including the definition of Navy IW activities and how much emphasis to place on IW and CT activities in future Navy budgets.
Date: June 5, 2014
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress (open access)

Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress

This report discusses the process of naming Navy ships, which have traditionally been chosen and announced by the Secretary of the Navy.
Date: June 5, 2014
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: Update on Program Performance (open access)

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: Update on Program Performance

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The federal-state TANF partnership makes significant resources available to address poverty in the lives of families with children. With these resources, TANF has provided a basic safety net to many families and helped many parents step into jobs. At the same time, there are questions about the strength and breadth of the TANF safety net. Many eligible families—some of whom have very low incomes—are not receiving TANF cash assistance. Regarding TANF as a welfare-to-work program, the emphasis on work participation rates as a measure of state program performance has helped change the culture of state welfare programs to focus on moving families into employment. However, features of the work participation rates as currently implemented undercut their effectiveness as a way to encourage states to engage parents, including those difficult to serve, and help them achieve self-sufficiency. Finally, states have used TANF funds to support a variety of programs other than cash assistance as allowed by law. Yet, we do not know enough about this spending or whether this flexibility is resulting in the most efficient and effective use of funds at this time."
Date: June 5, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Science Foundation: Background and Selected Policy Issues (open access)

The National Science Foundation: Background and Selected Policy Issues

This report includes background information about the National Science Foundation (NSF), providing an introduction to the foundation and its work as institutional context for ongoing congressional consideration of NSF policy and fiscal issues.
Date: June 5, 2014
Creator: Gonzalez, Heather B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the sustainment and modernization of the Coast Guard's polar icebreaker fleet, which performs a variety of missions supporting U.S. interests in polar regions. The report is written in response to the Coast Guard's budget request for a new polar ice breaker (none are currently in operation).
Date: June 5, 2014
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Coast Guard's programs for procuring 8 National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs).
Date: June 5, 2014
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 217, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 5, 2012 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 217, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: June 5, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 218, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 5, 2012 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 218, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: June 5, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Opioid Epidemic and the Food and Drug Administration: Legal Authorities and Recent Agency Action (open access)

The Opioid Epidemic and the Food and Drug Administration: Legal Authorities and Recent Agency Action

This report focuses on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a key player in federal efforts to curb the opioid epidemic. It provides an overview of FDA's role in approving new prescription drugs, including challenges of approval and regulation of opioid products; addresses FDA's multifaceted approach in responding, including recent agency action; and concludes with a discussion of selected opioid-related legislation in the 115th Congress.
Date: June 5, 2018
Creator: Staman, Jennifer A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Thailand: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Thailand: Background and U.S. Relations

This report looks at the relationship between the U.S. and Thailand, in particular, recent rivalries between populist political forces, neopotism in government, and Thai relationships with neighboring countries.
Date: June 5, 2012
Creator: Chanlett-Avery, Emma & Dolven, Ben
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Health Insurance Exchanges Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) (open access)

Health Insurance Exchanges Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)

This report outlines the required minimum functions of exchanges, and explains how exchanges are expected to be established and administered under ACA.
Date: June 5, 2013
Creator: Fernandez, Bernadette & Mach, Annie L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 134, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 5, 2014 (open access)

Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 134, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 5, 2014

Weekly newspaper from Cooper, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 5, 2014
Creator: Roller, Cindy
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes: The Dallas Way, June 5, 2012] (open access)

[Minutes: The Dallas Way, June 5, 2012]

Minutes for the June 5, 2012 meeting of the Dallas Way including a list of reports and project updates.
Date: June 5, 2012
Creator: The Dallas Way
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Whitewright Sun (Whitewright, Tex.), Vol. 130, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 5, 2014 (open access)

Whitewright Sun (Whitewright, Tex.), Vol. 130, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 5, 2014

Weekly newspaper from Whitewright, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 5, 2014
Creator: Palmer, Kimberly
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 195, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 5, 2018 (open access)

Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 195, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 5, 2018
Creator: Armstrong, Mark J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 194, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 5, 2019 (open access)

Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 194, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 5, 2019
Creator: Einselen, Sarah
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 71, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 5, 2013 (open access)

Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 71, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Semiweekly newspaper from Seminole, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 5, 2013
Creator: Wright, Dustin
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 307, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 5, 2018 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 307, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 5, 2018
Creator: McCrory, Sean
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 106, No. 23, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 5, 2013 (open access)

Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 106, No. 23, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Weekly newspaper from Palacios, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 5, 2013
Creator: West, Ryan G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Jackson County Herald-Tribune (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 106, No. 26, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 5, 2013 (open access)

Jackson County Herald-Tribune (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 106, No. 26, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Weekly newspaper from Edna, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 5, 2013
Creator: Lundstrom, Chris
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 307, Ed. 1 Monday, June 5, 2017 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 307, Ed. 1 Monday, June 5, 2017

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 5, 2017
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History