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Vessel Incidental Discharge Legislation in the 115th Congress: Background and Issues (open access)

Vessel Incidental Discharge Legislation in the 115th Congress: Background and Issues

This report outlines regulations for vessels discharging ballast water into U.S waters, to prevent the spread of invasive species and pollution of bodies of water. It discusses various federal, state, and Coast Guard requirements along with exempted vessel types, and recent legislative action regarding the issue.
Date: January 8, 2018
Creator: Gatz, Laura
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congress Considers Reform to Queries of FISA Information as Reauthorization Deadline Approaches (open access)

Congress Considers Reform to Queries of FISA Information as Reauthorization Deadline Approaches

This report is an update of an earlier report regarding Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and its expiration on January 19, 2018, along with proposed reforms to the FISA process.
Date: January 8, 2018
Creator: Liu, Edward C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Libya: Transition and U.S. Policy (open access)

Libya: Transition and U.S. Policy

This report discusses Libya's political and governmental structure, struggles to transition to a stable democratic government after Muammar al Qadhafi was overthrown in 2011, and U.S. policy and assistance in Libya.
Date: January 8, 2018
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sponsorship and Cosponsorship of House Bills (open access)

Sponsorship and Cosponsorship of House Bills

This report discusses the rules and procedures regarding a Congress member sponsoring or cosponsoring a bill in the House.
Date: January 8, 2018
Creator: Oleszek, Mark J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The U.S. Export Control System and the Export Control Reform Initiative (open access)

The U.S. Export Control System and the Export Control Reform Initiative

This report discusses the U.S. export control system and the initiative started by President Obama to study and make recommendations for reform of the export control system by streamlining processes and consolidating control of the program in one agency.
Date: January 8, 2018
Creator: Fergusson, Ian F. & Kerr, Paul K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran: Politics, Human Rights, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Iran: Politics, Human Rights, and U.S. Policy

This report discusses Iran's political and governmental structure, major elections and political unrest (including the Dec. 2017-Jan 2018 protests), and human rights violations, as well as U.S. policy and relations with Iran.
Date: January 8, 2018
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: Background and Congressional Options (open access)

A Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: Background and Congressional Options

This report discuses the idea of requiring a balanced budget for the U.S. government and provides an overview of the issues and options that have been raised during prior consideration of proposals for a balanced budget constitutional amendment.
Date: January 8, 2018
Creator: Saturno, James V. & Lynch, Megan Suzanne
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kosovo: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Kosovo: Background and U.S. Relations

This report describes Kosovo's government and political structure, economy, and relations with the U.S., Serbia, and the European Union (EU).
Date: January 8, 2018
Creator: Morelli, Vincent L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Smart Toys and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (open access)

Smart Toys and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998

This report discusses "smart toys" for children that use the internet to interact with the user. It outlines various security concerns regarding the collection and use of information about children, and whether these toys are governed by the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998.
Date: January 8, 2018
Creator: Stevens, Gina
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
HUD Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations: In Brief (open access)

HUD Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations: In Brief

This report describes the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) 2018 budget appropriations. The report tracks progress on FY2018 HUD appropriations and provides detailed account-level, and in some cases sub-account-level, funding information (Table 1) as well as a discussion of selected key issues.
Date: January 8, 2018
Creator: McCarty, Maggie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements (open access)

Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements

This report provides an overview of many of the key arms control and nonproliferation agreements and endeavors of the past 40 years, divided into three sections. The first describes arms control efforts between the United States and the states of the former Soviet Union. The second section describes multilateral nuclear nonproliferation efforts. The final section reviews treaties and agreements that address chemical, biological, and conventional weapons.
Date: May 8, 2018
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.; Kerr, Paul K. & Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs: FY2019 Budget and Appropriations (open access)

Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs: FY2019 Budget and Appropriations

This report outlines the 2019 fiscal year budget request for the U.S. State Department, foreign operations, and related programs such as foreign aid. It discusses information about funding levels requested, major projects for the year, and Congressional actions.
Date: June 8, 2018
Creator: Epstein, Susan B.; Lawson, Marian L. & Gill, Cory R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Capital Markets, Securities Offerings, and Related Policy Issues (open access)

Capital Markets, Securities Offerings, and Related Policy Issues

This report analyzes legislative proposals that would generally affect the terms and amounts of capital provided to companies by investors. It analyzes a number of current legislative proposals and agency actions to expand both public and private securities offerings through amendments to program design, investor access, and disclosure requirements, among other provisions.
Date: June 8, 2018
Creator: Su, Eva
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare Trigger (open access)

Medicare Trigger

This report analyzes the financing of Medicare and its impact on the federal budget. It includes a discussion of the Medicare "trigger," which requires certain actions to be taken should general revenue funding be expected to exceed a certain proportion of total Medicare outlays within a certain number of years.
Date: February 8, 2018
Creator: Davis, Patricia A.; Garvey, Todd & Davis, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Overview of U.S.-South Korea Agricultural Trade (open access)

Overview of U.S.-South Korea Agricultural Trade

This report provides an overview of U.S.-South Korea agricultural trade, including details of key agricultural products and issues affecting U.S. exports.
Date: August 8, 2018
Creator: Hopkinson, Jenny
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Medical Care: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Military Medical Care: Frequently Asked Questions

This report answers selected frequently-asked questions about military health care, including: 1) How is the Military Health System structured?, 2) What is TRICARE?, 3) What are the different TRICARE plans and who is eligible?, 4) What are the costs of military health care to beneficiaries?, 5) What is the relationship of TRICARE to Medicare?, 6) How does the Affordable Care Act affect TRICARE?, 7) When can beneficiaries change their TRICARE plan?, and 8) What is the Medicare Eligible Retiree Health Care fund, which funds TRICARE for Life?
Date: November 8, 2018
Creator: Mendez, Bryce H. P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran: Efforts to Preserve Economic Benefits of the Nuclear Deal (open access)

Iran: Efforts to Preserve Economic Benefits of the Nuclear Deal

This report discusses efforts by the non-U.S. parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)--the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, China, the European Union (EU), and Iran--to preserve the accord after the United States announced they would cease implementation.
Date: November 8, 2018
Creator: Cimino-Isaacs, Cathleen D.; Katzman, Kenneth & Mix, Derek E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Primer: Naval Forces (open access)

Defense Primer: Naval Forces

This report provides an overview of the United States Naval Forces, which includes the Navy and Marine Corps.
Date: November 8, 2018
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oops: When Does a Plain Error in Calculating a Defendant's Sentencing Guidelines Range Warrant Resentencing? (open access)

Oops: When Does a Plain Error in Calculating a Defendant's Sentencing Guidelines Range Warrant Resentencing?

This report discusses the Supreme Court opinion that an appellate court should exercise its discretion to correct an unpreserved error "if the error seriously affects the fairness, integrity or public reputation of judicial proceedings."
Date: August 8, 2018
Creator: Peck, Sarah Herman
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Whitewright Sun (Whitewright, Tex.), Vol. 134, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 8, 2018 (open access)

Whitewright Sun (Whitewright, Tex.), Vol. 134, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 8, 2018

Weekly newspaper from Whitewright, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 8, 2018
Creator: Palmer, Kimberly
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Whitewright Sun (Whitewright, Tex.), Vol. 134, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 8, 2018 (open access)

Whitewright Sun (Whitewright, Tex.), Vol. 134, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 8, 2018

Weekly newspaper from Whitewright, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 8, 2018
Creator: Palmer, Kimberly
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 8, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 8, 2018 (open access)

Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 8, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 8, 2018

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 8, 2018
Creator: Einselen, Sarah
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. [128], No. [112], Ed. 1 Thursday, February 8, 2018 (open access)

Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. [128], No. [112], Ed. 1 Thursday, February 8, 2018

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 8, 2018
Creator: Armstrong, Mark J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 134, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 8, 2018 (open access)

Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 134, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 8, 2018

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 8, 2018
Creator: Armstrong, Mark J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History