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Federal Government Health, Education, and Welfare Programs of Assistance to American Indians Residing on Federal Reservations (open access)

Federal Government Health, Education, and Welfare Programs of Assistance to American Indians Residing on Federal Reservations

This report lists and describes federal health, education, and welfare programs available to Native Americans living on federal reservations.
Date: October 7, 1969
Creator: Langone, Stephen A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
References to Safeguards, Physical Security, and Related Matters in the Nuclear Non-proliferation Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-242) (open access)

References to Safeguards, Physical Security, and Related Matters in the Nuclear Non-proliferation Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-242)

This report includes tables and excerpts of references to safeguards, physical security, and related matters in the Nuclear Non-proliferation Act of 1978.
Date: July 7, 1978
Creator: Kramer, Donna S. & Donnelly, Warren H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mineral Resources of the United States Continental Shelf: Some Common Questions (open access)

Mineral Resources of the United States Continental Shelf: Some Common Questions

This report answers some frequently asked questions regarding the mineral resources of the continental shelf of the United States
Date: August 7, 1970
Creator: Siehl, George H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Power of the President to use troops to deal with Disorders arising within the states.1967 (open access)

Power of the President to use troops to deal with Disorders arising within the states.1967

This report is about the President powers to dispatch troops to meet three different type of problems arising in the wake of civil disturbances which interfere with the enforcement of Federal laws.
Date: August 7, 1967
Creator: Small, Norman J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
New Approaches to Income Maintenance (open access)

New Approaches to Income Maintenance

This report discusses income maintenance programs and various proposals to reform the system.
Date: January 7, 1970
Creator: Humphreys, Joseph R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Mexican Farm Labor Program: References, 1951-1965 (open access)

The Mexican Farm Labor Program: References, 1951-1965

This report cites the references related to the Mexican Farm Labor Program.
Date: June 7, 1965
Creator: Heslet, Mary R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Multiyear Procurement (MYP) and Block Buy Contracting in Defense Acquisition: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Multiyear Procurement (MYP) and Block Buy Contracting in Defense Acquisition: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on multiyear procurement (MYP) and block buy contracting (BBC), which are special contracting mechanisms that Congress permits the Department of Defense (DOD) to use for a limited number of defense acquisition programs. Compared to the standard or default approach of annual contracting, MYP and BBC have the potential for reducing weapon procurement costs by several percent.
Date: February 7, 2014
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald & Schwartz, Moshe
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: February 7, 2014
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library
The G-20 and International Economic Cooperation: Background and Implications for Congress (open access)

The G-20 and International Economic Cooperation: Background and Implications for Congress

This report discusses the G-20, an international forum for discussing and coordinating economic policies among major advanced and emerging economies. Previous summits have, for example, focused on financial regulatory reform, global imbalances, funding for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), voting power of emerging economies in international financial institutions, and fossil fuel subsidies.
Date: November 7, 2013
Creator: Nelson, Rebecca M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The State of Campaign Finance Policy: Recent Developments and Issues for Congress (open access)

The State of Campaign Finance Policy: Recent Developments and Issues for Congress

This report includes updated material that emphasizes the issues most prominently before the 113th Congress. It also discusses foundational information about major elements of campaign finance policy.
Date: November 7, 2013
Creator: Garrett, R. S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve: Current Policy and Conditions (open access)

Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve: Current Policy and Conditions

This report discusses how the Federal Reserve (Fed) handles monetary policy, including background information about the execution of monetary policy, the recent and current stance of monetary policy, and current legislation and Congressional oversight that would affect the Fed's practices.
Date: January 7, 2014
Creator: Labonte, Marc
System: The UNT Digital Library
Offender Reentry: Correctional Statistics, Reintegration into the Community, and Recidivism (open access)

Offender Reentry: Correctional Statistics, Reintegration into the Community, and Recidivism

This report provides background information regarding the prison population in the United States that has been growing steadily for more than 30 years. The report presents correctional system statistics and discusses the federal government's involvement in offender reentry programs and the Second Chance Act (P.L. 110-199) that was enacted on April 9, 2008.
Date: January 7, 2014
Creator: James, Nathan
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting: Federal Funding and Issues (open access)

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting: Federal Funding and Issues

This report discusses the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) that receives virtually all of its funding through federal appropriations; overall, about 15% of public television and 10% of radio broadcasting funding comes from the federal appropriations that CPB distributes.
Date: January 7, 2014
Creator: McLoughlin, Glenn J. & Gurevitz, Mark
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Labor Relations Act: Background and Selected Topics (open access)

The National Labor Relations Act: Background and Selected Topics

Report that discusses the National Labor Relations Act, the coverage it provides, unfair labor practices that the act prohibits, pre-election communications with employees, and several legal cases regarding the Act.
Date: September 7, 2012
Creator: Shimabukuro, Jon O.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Purple Heart: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

The Purple Heart: Background and Issues for Congress

Report that explores the history of the Purple Heart and changes in eligibility over time as well as several current issues facing Congress.
Date: September 7, 2012
Creator: Burrelli, David F. & Gilroy, Fenwick
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unemployment Compensation (UC): Eligibility for Students Under State and Federal Laws (open access)

Unemployment Compensation (UC): Eligibility for Students Under State and Federal Laws

Report that describes the state variations student disqualification from Unemployment Compensation benefits while they attend school.
Date: September 7, 2012
Creator: Whittaker, Julie M. & Eder, Alan
System: The UNT Digital Library
Syria's Chemical Weapons: Issues for Congress (open access)

Syria's Chemical Weapons: Issues for Congress

Report that discusses the use or loss of control of chemical weapons stocks in Syria. It provides a brief history of the chemical weapons program in Syria and reports on the current situation of the chemical weapons program.
Date: August 7, 2013
Creator: Nikitin, M. B. D.; Kerr, Paul K. & Feickert, Andrew
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mexico's Drug Trafficking Organizations: Source and Scope of the Rising Violence (open access)

Mexico's Drug Trafficking Organizations: Source and Scope of the Rising Violence

Report which provides background on drug trafficking in Mexico, identifies the major drug trafficking organizations, and analyzes the context, scope, and scale of the violence. It examines current trends of the violence, analyzes prospects for curbing violence in the future, and compares it with violence in Colombia.
Date: January 7, 2011
Creator: Beittel, June S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA): Workers' Compensation for Federal Employees (open access)

The Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA): Workers' Compensation for Federal Employees

Report concerning the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), its legislative history, a program overview, and issues regarding FECA's generous benefits.
Date: November 7, 2012
Creator: Szymendera, Scott
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2014 (open access)

Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2014

Report that provides government-wide, multi-agency, and individual agency analyses of the President's Fiscal Year 2014 request as it relates to R&D and related activities.
Date: August 7, 2013
Creator: Sargent, John F., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
European Union Wind and Solar Electricity Policies: Overview and Considerations (open access)

European Union Wind and Solar Electricity Policies: Overview and Considerations

The subject matter covered within this report is European Union (EU) renewable electricity generation--specifically onshore wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity.
Date: August 7, 2013
Creator: Brown, Phillip
System: The UNT Digital Library
Immigration-Related Worksite Enforcement: Performance Measures (open access)

Immigration-Related Worksite Enforcement: Performance Measures

This report discusses the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) responsibilities in regard to immigration-related worksite enforcement, or enforcement of the prohibitions on unauthorized employment in Section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The INA ยง274A provisions, sometimes referred to as employer sanctions, make it unlawful for an employer to knowingly hire, recruit or refer for a fee, or continue to employ an alien who is not authorized to be so employed. This report looks at enforcement measures of this act.
Date: August 7, 2013
Creator: Bruno, Andorra
System: The UNT Digital Library
Votes on Measures to Adjust the Statutory Debt Limit, 1978 to Present (open access)

Votes on Measures to Adjust the Statutory Debt Limit, 1978 to Present

This report provides roll call vote data identified by the Congressional Research Service for measures to adjust the statutory debt limit.
Date: November 7, 2013
Creator: Murray, Justin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Government Shutdown: Operations of the Department of Defense During a Lapse in Appropriations (open access)

Government Shutdown: Operations of the Department of Defense During a Lapse in Appropriations

This report provides an overview of guidelines that have governed planning for Department of Defense (DOD) operations over the last 30 years in the event of a funding lapse. It also discusses the implications of the guidelines for a possible impending shutdown and briefly reviews what is known about current DOD planning for a shutdown.
Date: October 7, 2013
Creator: Towell, Pat & Belasco, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library