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Implementation of Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS): Issues for Congress (open access)

Implementation of Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS): Issues for Congress

This report analyzes data from a variety of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) presentations, testimony, and other sources to present a historical overview of program performance to date. It identifies an ongoing gap between the number of facilities that have received final risk tier assignments and the total number of regulated facilities.
Date: January 27, 2015
Creator: Shea, Dana A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Heads of State Addressing Congress (open access)

Foreign Heads of State Addressing Congress

This report discusses the historical precedent for an addresses Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made before a joint meeting of Congress on March 3, 2015.
Date: February 27, 2015
Creator: Straus, Jacob R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Office of Congressional Ethics: History, Authority, and Procedures (open access)

House Office of Congressional Ethics: History, Authority, and Procedures

This report describes the history and rationale behind the creation of the OCE, its operations, and its relationship with the House Committee on Ethics, and options potentially available for Congress if further amendments to the House ethics process are desired.
Date: January 27, 2015
Creator: Straus, Jacob R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: Issues for the 114th Congress (open access)

Cuba: Issues for the 114th Congress

This report is divided into three major sections analyzing Cuba's political and economic environment, U.S. policy toward Cuba, and selected issues in U.S.-Cuban relations. While legislative initiatives are noted throughout the report where appropriate, a final section of the report provides a listing of bills and resolutions introduced in the 114th Congress.
Date: February 27, 2015
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources, by Topic (open access)

Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources, by Topic

This report provides references to analytical reports on cybersecurity from CRS, other government agencies, trade associations, and interest groups. The reports and related websites are grouped under a variety of cybersecurity topics.
Date: February 27, 2015
Creator: Tehan, Rita
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cyberwarfare and Cyberterrorism: In Brief (open access)

Cyberwarfare and Cyberterrorism: In Brief

This report discusses current domestic legal framework surrounding cyber warfare and cyber terrorism. It also points out cyber warfare ecosystem and Use of the Military: Offensive Cyberspace Operations.
Date: March 27, 2015
Creator: Theohary, Catherine A. & Rollins, John W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's Essential Health Benefits (EHB) (open access)

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's Essential Health Benefits (EHB)

This report provides an overview of the first component of the essential health benefits (EHB) package--a core package of health care services required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended) for non-group and small-group private health insurance markets. The report examines how the EHB are defined, regulations related to the EHB, state variation in the EHB, applicability of the EHB to health plans, and how the EHB interact with other ACA provisions.
Date: August 27, 2015
Creator: Uberoi, Namrata K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Technical Support Document for the Clean Water Rule: Definition of Waters of the United States (open access)

Technical Support Document for the Clean Water Rule: Definition of Waters of the United States

A document addressing the legal basis and the existing scientific literature in support of the significant nexus determinations underpinning the Clean Water Rule.
Date: May 27, 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Insurance Regulation: Background, Overview, and Legislation in the 114th Congress (open access)

Insurance Regulation: Background, Overview, and Legislation in the 114th Congress

This report discusses insurance regulatory issues addressed by legislation in the 114th Congress including the degree of the authority of the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) over insurers (H.R. 1478/S. 798), international insurance standards (S. 1086 and H.R. 2141), and the licensing of insurance agents and brokers (H.R. 26/P.L. 114-1).
Date: May 27, 2015
Creator: Webel, Baird
System: The UNT Digital Library
Israel: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Israel: Background and U.S. Relations

This report describes issues related to U.S. aid provided to Palestine to support prevention/combating against terrorism, creating coexistence with Israel and self-governance, and meeting humanitarian needs. In includes introductory and historical background as well as in-depth analysis of the types of U.S. bilateral aid to Palestine, U.S. contributions to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the near East (UNRWA), and the issues involved in determining future aid.
Date: February 27, 2015
Creator: Zanotti, Jim
System: The UNT Digital Library
H.R. 37 Derivatives Provision May Create Broader Exemption (open access)

H.R. 37 Derivatives Provision May Create Broader Exemption

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Date: March 27, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: FY2015 Appropriations (open access)

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: FY2015 Appropriations

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Date: January 27, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Internal Audit of the Information Technology System Development as of May 27, 2015 (open access)

Internal Audit of the Information Technology System Development as of May 27, 2015

Internal audit of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, with a focus on their Information Technology System Development. Includes the results of the audit, objectives, observations, findings, recommendations, and the response from management.
Date: May 27, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Iran: Interim Nuclear Agreement and Talks on a Comprehensive Accord (open access)

Iran: Interim Nuclear Agreement and Talks on a Comprehensive Accord

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Date: March 27, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
E.O. 13690 and the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (open access)

E.O. 13690 and the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard

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Date: May 27, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Parliamentary-Style Question Period: Proposals and Issues for Congress (open access)

A Parliamentary-Style Question Period: Proposals and Issues for Congress

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Date: May 27, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preschool Development Grants and Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge Grants: A Primer (open access)

Preschool Development Grants and Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge Grants: A Primer

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Date: April 27, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Procurement Debarment and Suspension of Government Contractors: Legal Overview (open access)

Procurement Debarment and Suspension of Government Contractors: Legal Overview

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Date: May 27, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reaching the Debt Limit: Background and Potential Effects on Government Operations (open access)

Reaching the Debt Limit: Background and Potential Effects on Government Operations

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Date: March 27, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
SBA Surety Bond Guarantee Program (open access)

SBA Surety Bond Guarantee Program

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Date: May 27, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
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
Tracking Federal Funds to States and Congressional Districts using USAspending.gov (open access)

Tracking Federal Funds to States and Congressional Districts using USAspending.gov

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Date: May 27, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers (TAA) (open access)

Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers (TAA)

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Date: January 27, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Relations with Burma: Key Issues for 2015 (open access)

U.S. Relations with Burma: Key Issues for 2015

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Date: April 27, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library