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Dakota Access Pipeline: Siting Controversy (open access)

Dakota Access Pipeline: Siting Controversy

This report discusses the Dakota Access Pipeline including background on the project and information about siting approval, as well as opposition and litigation against the pipeline.
Date: January 26, 2017
Creator: Parfomak, Paul W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2017-01-26 – Brittney Balkcom, flute

Doctoral recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: January 26, 2017
Creator: Balkcom, Brittney
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2017-04-26 – UNT Symphony Orchestra and Grand Chorus [Stage Perspective]

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Orchestra and chorus concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall. This video is shot from the ensemble's perspective, showing the conductor.
Date: April 26, 2017
Creator: University of North Texas. Symphony Orchestra.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2017-04-26 – UNT Symphony Orchestra and Grand Chorus

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Orchestra and chorus concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.
Date: April 26, 2017
Creator: University of North Texas. Symphony Orchestra.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Central Valley Project Operations: Background and Legislation (open access)

Central Valley Project Operations: Background and Legislation

This report provides an abbreviated background on the Central Valley Project (CVP) and State Water Project (SWP). It also provides a summary of recent hydrologic conditions in California and their effect on water deliveries.
Date: April 26, 2017
Creator: Stern, Charles V. & Sheikh, Pervaze A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Crosby County News (Ralls, Tex.), Vol. 130, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, May 26, 2017 (open access)

Crosby County News (Ralls, Tex.), Vol. 130, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, May 26, 2017

Weekly newspaper from Ralls, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 26, 2017
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
United Kingdom's Prime Minister Visits President Trump (open access)

United Kingdom's Prime Minister Visits President Trump

This report describes the visit of the United Kingdom's Prime Minister, Theresa May, at the White House. She was the first foreign leader to meet with President Donald Trump.
Date: January 26, 2017
Creator: Mix, Derek E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Waiver Authority and Modification of Volumes (open access)

The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Waiver Authority and Modification of Volumes

This report discusses the process and criteria for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to waive various portions of the renewable fuel standard (RFS), and the modification of applicable volumes.
Date: January 26, 2017
Creator: Bracmort, Kelsi
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection: Toward Final Disclosure of Withheld Records in October 2017 (open access)

President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection: Toward Final Disclosure of Withheld Records in October 2017

This report discusses the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (JFK Records Act).
Date: May 26, 2017
Creator: Petersen, R. E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The First Responder Network (FirstNet) and Next-Generation Communications for Public Safety: Issues for Congress (open access)

The First Responder Network (FirstNet) and Next-Generation Communications for Public Safety: Issues for Congress

This report discusses the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), which is a federal agency that includes private sector and other non-federal representation on its board of directors. FirstNet was created by Congress with provisions in Title VI (Spectrum Act) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96) to ensure the deployment and operation of a nationwide, broadband network for public safety communications.
Date: January 26, 2017
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 140, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 2017 (open access)

The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 140, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 2017

Weekly newspaper from Gilmer, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 26, 2017
Creator: Parker, Vic
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 21, Pages 2781-2884, May 26, 2017 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 21, Pages 2781-2884, May 26, 2017

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: May 26, 2017
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 2017 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 2017

Weekly student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 26, 2017
Creator: Lauritzen, Hannah
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): What Actions Do Not Require Congressional Approval? (open access)

Renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): What Actions Do Not Require Congressional Approval?

This report briefly addresses questions about the extent to which the executive branch may unilaterally renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and implement amendments to the agreement in domestic law without further action from Congress.
Date: January 26, 2017
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Fifth Amendment in Congressional Investigations (open access)

The Fifth Amendment in Congressional Investigations

This report discusses the use and rules regarding invoking Fifth Amendments rights during Congressional investigations in the wake of the use of the Fifth Amendment by former national security adviser Michael Flynn during Congressional investigations.
Date: May 26, 2017
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Object Type: Report
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

This report discusses the Federal Workers Compensation Act (FECA) which governs disability and death benefits for federal employees who are injured, become ill, or are killed on the job. Key policy issues facing the program, including the disproportionate share of claims and program costs attributed to postal workers, the payment of FECA benefits after retirement age, the overall level of FECA disability benefits as compared with those offered by the states, the administration of the FECA program, and the costs associated with prescriptions for compounded medications are also discussed. A legislative history of the FECA program is provided in Appendix B.
Date: April 26, 2017
Creator: Szymendara, Scott D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): A Brief Legislative History (open access)

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): A Brief Legislative History

This report first provides a general overview of the current Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) credit. The report then summarizes the key legislative changes to the credit and provides analysis of some of the congressional intentions behind these changes. An overview of the current structure of the EITC can be found in Appendix A at the end of this report.
Date: April 26, 2017
Creator: Crandall-Hollick, Margot L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs: Fiscal Year 2017 Budget and Appropriations (open access)

State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs: Fiscal Year 2017 Budget and Appropriations

This report provides an overview and highlights of the State Department Foreign Operations and Related Appropriations request with an account-by-account comparison of the FY2017 request to the House and Senate committee-passed bills and FY2016 estimates in Appendix A. Appendix B provides the International Affairs 150 function funding levels.
Date: May 26, 2017
Creator: Epstein, Susan B.; Lawson, Marian L. & Gill, Cory R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) Mobility, Reconnaissance, and Firepower Programs (open access)

Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) Mobility, Reconnaissance, and Firepower Programs

This report discusses the Army's Infantry Brigade Combat Teams (IBCTs) and three programs meant to address identified needs for improved transport, reconnaissance, and firepower. The three new initiatives are all concerned with developing and acquiring new vehicles of three types known as the Ground Mobility Vehicle (GMV), the Light Reconnaissance vehicle (LRV), and the Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) vehicle. Issues of Congressional interest include affordability and funding sources, deployability, and sustainability.
Date: September 26, 2017
Creator: Feickert, Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congress's Power Over Courts: Jurisdiction Stripping and the Rule of "Klein" (open access)

Congress's Power Over Courts: Jurisdiction Stripping and the Rule of "Klein"

This report highlights a series of Supreme Court rulings that have examined separation-of-powers-based limitations on the Exceptions Clause, congressional jurisdiction stripping, and the ability of Congress to amend laws with the purpose of directly impacting litigation. The Court's jurisprudence largely begins with the Reconstruction-era case "United States v. Klein", and leads to "Patchak v. Zinke", which is scheduled for oral argument before the Supreme Court in November 2017.
Date: September 26, 2017
Creator: Peck, Sarah Herman
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics (open access)

American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics

This report provides U.S. war casualty statistics. It includes data tables containing the number of casualties among American military personnel who served in principal wars and combat operations from 1775 to the present. It also includes data on those wounded in action and information such as race and ethnicity, gender, branch of service, and cause of death. The tables are compiled from various Department of Defense (DOD) sources. Wars covered include the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam Conflict, and the Persian Gulf War. Military operations covered include the Iranian Hostage Rescue Mission; Lebanon Peacekeeping; Urgent Fury in Grenada; Just Cause in Panama; Desert Shield and Desert Storm; Restore Hope in Somalia; Uphold Democracy in Haiti; Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF); Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF); Operation New Dawn (OND); Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR); and Operation Freedom's Sentinel (OFS).
Date: April 26, 2017
Creator: DeBruyne, Nese F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Law Enforcement Using and Disclosing Technology Vulnerabilities (open access)

Law Enforcement Using and Disclosing Technology Vulnerabilities

This report provides background on law enforcement's use of technology vulnerabilities in criminal investigations. It also provides information on the government's system by which agencies collectively determine whether to maintain or disclose newly discovered vulnerabilities. The report also outlines a range of policy issues that may arise regarding the use and disclosure of vulnerabilities in technology.
Date: April 26, 2017
Creator: Finklea, Kristin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Keystone Revival: Executive Memorandum Paves Way for Possible Approval of Keystone XL Pipeline (open access)

Keystone Revival: Executive Memorandum Paves Way for Possible Approval of Keystone XL Pipeline

This report describes President Trump's executive memorandum regarding the Keystone XL Pipeline and discuses its directives and implications for the future of the pipeline project.
Date: January 26, 2017
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
President Trump Freezes Federal Civil Service Hiring (open access)

President Trump Freezes Federal Civil Service Hiring

This report discusses the federal civil service hiring freeze for the executive branch which was instituted by President Trump on Jan. 23, 2017 and presidential powers to institute such freezes and exceptions available to the hiring freeze.
Date: January 26, 2017
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library