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Senate Committee Expenditures Resolutions, 114th Congress, and Funding Authorizations Since 1999 (open access)

Senate Committee Expenditures Resolutions, 114th Congress, and Funding Authorizations Since 1999

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Date: February 27, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
State Sponsors of Acts of International Terrorism--Legislative Parameters: In Brief (open access)

State Sponsors of Acts of International Terrorism--Legislative Parameters: In Brief

This brief report provides information on legislation that authorizes the designation of any foreign government as a state sponsor of acts of international terrorism.
Date: February 27, 2015
Creator: Rennack, Dianne E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
State Sponsors of Acts of International Terrorism--Legislative Parameters: In Brief (open access)

State Sponsors of Acts of International Terrorism--Legislative Parameters: In Brief

This brief report provides information on legislation that authorizes the designation of any foreign government as a state sponsor of acts of international terrorism.
Date: February 27, 2015
Creator: Rennack, Dianne E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Periods of War and Dates of Recent Conflicts (open access)

U.S. Periods of War and Dates of Recent Conflicts

This report lists the beginning and ending dates for "periods of war" found in Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations, dealing with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). It also lists and differentiates other beginning dates given in declarations of war, as well as termination of hostilities dates and armistice and ending dates given in proclamations, laws, or treaties.
Date: February 27, 2015
Creator: Salazar Torreon, Barbara
System: The UNT Digital Library
Army Corps of Engineers: Water Resource Authorizations, Appropriations, and Activities (open access)

Army Corps of Engineers: Water Resource Authorizations, Appropriations, and Activities

This report provides an overview of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works program, including congressional authorization and appropriations. Its civil works responsibilities are principally to support navigation, reduce flood and storm damage, and protect and restore aquatic ecosystems. The report also covers the standard project development process for Corps projects and other Corps activities and authorities.
Date: February 27, 2017
Creator: Carter, Nicole T. & Stern, Charles V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The European Union: Current Challenges and Future Prospects (open access)

The European Union: Current Challenges and Future Prospects

This report provides a brief history of the European Union (EU) and the major challenges currently confronting the EU as an institution. It also discusses the potential implications both for the EU itself and for U.S.-EU relations.
Date: February 27, 2017
Creator: Archick, Kristin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gun Control: FY2017 Appropriations for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and Other Initiatives (open access)

Gun Control: FY2017 Appropriations for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and Other Initiatives

This report provides coverage of congressional action on President Barack Obama's FY2017 budget request for his gun safety initiative. This coverage includes analysis of the ATF Congressional Budget Submission, including discussion of selected data trends that could affect ATF workloads during FY2017.
Date: February 27, 2017
Creator: Krouse, William J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
History, Evolution, and Practices of the President's State of the Union Address: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

History, Evolution, and Practices of the President's State of the Union Address: Frequently Asked Questions

This report takes the format of answers to frequently asked questions about the State of the Union address -- a communication from the President to Congress in which the chief executive reports on the current conditions of the United States and provides policy proposals for the upcoming legislative year.
Date: February 27, 2017
Creator: Kreiser, Maria A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran Policy and the European Union (open access)

Iran Policy and the European Union

This report expresses concerns by European Union (EU) officials that the Trump Administration might abandon consensus U.S.- EU policy toward Iran.
Date: February 27, 2017
Creator: Mix, Derek E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Retirement: Background and Recent Developments (open access)

Military Retirement: Background and Recent Developments

This report discusses the military retirement system, which includes monthly compensation for qualified active and reserve retirees, disability benefits for those deemed medically unfit to serve, and a survivor annuity program for the eligible survivors of deceased retirees.
Date: February 27, 2017
Creator: Kamarck, Kristy N.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Worker Participation in Employer-Sponsored Pensions: A Fact Sheet (open access)

Worker Participation in Employer-Sponsored Pensions: A Fact Sheet

This fact sheet provides data on the percentage of American workers who have access to, and who participate in, employer-sponsored pension plans. The information is from the National Compensation Survey (NCS), conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The NCS provides data on occupational earnings and the availability of employee benefits among U.S. workers.
Date: February 27, 2017
Creator: Topoleski, John J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response (open access)

Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response

This report discusses the ongoing conflict in Syria, recent developments in Syria such as the siege of Eastern Ghouta, and U.S. policy toward Syria and involvement in the conflict.
Date: February 27, 2018
Creator: Humud, Carla E.; Blanchard, Christopher M. & Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Nuclear Weapons Activities (open access)

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Nuclear Weapons Activities

This report discusses the Energy and Water Development appropriations bill and the nuclear weapons related activities which are funded under it.
Date: February 27, 2018
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Civil Aviation Programs: In Brief (open access)

Federal Civil Aviation Programs: In Brief

This report discusses federal civil aviation programs and their purposes, organization, and funding.
Date: February 27, 2018
Creator: Elias, Bart & Tang, Rachel Y.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV): Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV): Background and Issues for Congress

This report discusses the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) which is a newly developed vehicle for the Army and Marine Corps. The major potential issues for Congress include whether an increase in endstrength and force structure might result in an increase in overall JLTV requirements, and possible effects of JLTV Foreign Military Sales.
Date: February 27, 2018
Creator: Feickert, Andrew
System: The UNT Digital Library
NAFTA Renegotiation and Modernization (open access)

NAFTA Renegotiation and Modernization

This report discusses the NAFTA renegotiation process and major topics of interest in the agreement as well as Congress's role in the negotiation and approval process.
Date: February 27, 2018
Creator: Villarreal, M. Angeles & Fergusson, Ian F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Farm Income Outlook 2018 (open access)

U.S. Farm Income Outlook 2018

This report discusses the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) 2018 farm income outlook. The report incorporates USDA's initial February 7, 2018, farm income projections and its November 30, 2017, U.S. agricultural trade outlook update.
Date: February 27, 2018
Creator: Schnepf, Randy
System: The UNT Digital Library