F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program (open access)

F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program

This report discusses the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), also called the Lightning II, which is a strike fighter airplane being procured in different versions for the Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy. The F-35 program is DOD's largest weapon procurement program in terms of total estimated acquisition cost.
Date: April 29, 2014
Creator: Gertler, Jeremiah
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bankruptcy for Marijuana Businesses? (open access)

Bankruptcy for Marijuana Businesses?

This legal sidebar discusses recent bankruptcy court cases that suggest that one such risk may be the ultimate unavailability to both debtors and creditors of the protections, benefits, and predictability of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code when state-regulated marijuana businesses fail.
Date: October 29, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Summary Cost Data for Health Plans Available in Florida’s Exchange, 2014: Fact Sheet (open access)

Summary Cost Data for Health Plans Available in Florida’s Exchange, 2014: Fact Sheet

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Date: July 29, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (open access)

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

This report describes what the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States (C.F.I.U.S.) and how the organization operates.
Date: July 29, 2014
Creator: Jackson, James M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Summary Cost Data for Health Plans Available in Michigan’s Exchange, 2014: Fact Sheet (open access)

Summary Cost Data for Health Plans Available in Michigan’s Exchange, 2014: Fact Sheet

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Date: July 29, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) (open access)

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)

The report discusses the committee on foreign Investment in the United States and the aim of this program is to make attracting foreign investment as important a component of U.S. foreign policy as promoting exports.
Date: July 29, 2014
Creator: Jackson, James K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Land Ownership: Overview and Data (open access)

Federal Land Ownership: Overview and Data

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Date: December 29, 2014
Creator: Vincent, Carol Hardy; Hanson, Laura A. & Bjelopera, Jerome P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Chairs: Considerations, Decisions, and Actions as One Congress Ends and a New Congress Begins (open access)

House Committee Chairs: Considerations, Decisions, and Actions as One Congress Ends and a New Congress Begins

This report covers the period from the House's early organization meetings through the spring district work period, which normally occurs in March or April.
Date: October 29, 2014
Creator: Schneider, Judy & Koempel, Michael L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recruiting and Retention: An Overview of FY2012 and FY2013 Results for Active and Reserve Component Enlisted Personnel (open access)
Recess Appointments: A Legal Overview (open access)

Recess Appointments: A Legal Overview

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Date: August 29, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Summary Cost Data for Health Plans Available in Pennsylvania’s Exchange, 2014: Fact Sheet (open access)

Summary Cost Data for Health Plans Available in Pennsylvania’s Exchange, 2014: Fact Sheet

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Date: July 29, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
EPA’s Proposed Wood Stove / Wood Heater Regulations: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

EPA’s Proposed Wood Stove / Wood Heater Regulations: Frequently Asked Questions

This report addresses some of the most frequent questions raised concerning the proposal, in order to provide basic information about EPA's action, its potential impacts, and industry and other reactions to the rule.
Date: April 29, 2014
Creator: McCarthy, James E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Child Support Enforcement: $25 Annual User Fee (open access)

Child Support Enforcement: $25 Annual User Fee

This report discusses the child support enforcement. It is categorized into three categories: (I) Background, (II) Annual CSE User Fee, and (III) Implementation of CSE User Fee.
Date: July 29, 2014
Creator: Solomon-Fears, Carmen
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Overview of Selected Legislation in the 113th Congress Related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) (open access)
Summary Cost Data for Health Plans Available in South Carolina’s Exchange, 2014: Fact Sheet (open access)

Summary Cost Data for Health Plans Available in South Carolina’s Exchange, 2014: Fact Sheet

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Date: July 29, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Summary Cost Data for Health Plans Available in Delaware’s Exchange, 2014: Fact Sheet (open access)

Summary Cost Data for Health Plans Available in Delaware’s Exchange, 2014: Fact Sheet

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Date: July 29, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Background and Issues for Congressional Oversight of ARRA Broadband Awards (open access)

Background and Issues for Congressional Oversight of ARRA Broadband Awards

This report discusses background and issues for congressional oversight of ARRA Broadband Awards.
Date: October 29, 2014
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Pell Grant Program of the Higher Education Act: How the Program Works and Recent Legislative Changes (open access)

Federal Pell Grant Program of the Higher Education Act: How the Program Works and Recent Legislative Changes

This report reviews how the program works and provides an analysis of recent program costs and funding, recipients, and the role the program plays in the distribution of federal student aid.
Date: September 29, 2014
Creator: Dortch, Cassandria
System: The UNT Digital Library
Practical Implications of Noel Canning on the National Labor Relations Board: In Brief (open access)

Practical Implications of Noel Canning on the National Labor Relations Board: In Brief

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Date: August 29, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Child Welfare: Funding for Child and Family Services Authorized Under Title IV-B of the Social Security Act (open access)

Child Welfare: Funding for Child and Family Services Authorized Under Title IV-B of the Social Security Act

This report provides information about the Funding for Child and Family Services Authorized Under Title IV-B of the Social Security Act for child welfare.
Date: October 29, 2014
Creator: Stoltzfus, Emilie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP): Status and Issues (open access)

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP): Status and Issues

This report discusses the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), which provides payments to agricultural producers to take highly erodible and environmentally sensitive land out of production and install resource conserving practices for 10 or more years. CRP was first authorized in the Food Security Act of 1985 (P.L. 99-198, 1985 farm bill) and is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Farm Service Agency (FSA) with technical support from other USDA agencies.
Date: August 29, 2014
Creator: Stubbs, Megan
System: The UNT Digital Library
Algeria: Current Issues (open access)

Algeria: Current Issues

Report discussing the Algeria's current political and social issues and the effects they have on United States and Algerian relations.
Date: July 29, 2014
Creator: Arieff, Alexis
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Offset Amendments to Appropriations Bills: Procedural Considerations (open access)

House Offset Amendments to Appropriations Bills: Procedural Considerations

This report is an introduction to selected House rules and practices governing the consideration of offset amendments to appropriations measures considered in the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
Date: September 29, 2014
Creator: Tollestrup, Jessica
System: The UNT Digital Library
Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund: Programs and Policy Issues (open access)

Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund: Programs and Policy Issues

This report begins by describing the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund's (Fund's) history, current appropriations, and each of its programs. The next section of the report analyzes four policy considerations of congressional interest, regarding the Fund and the effective use of federal resources to promote economic development. Lastly, this report examines the Fund's programs and management to see if they represent an effective and efficient government effort to promote economic development in low-income and distressed communities.
Date: December 29, 2014
Creator: Lowry, Sean
System: The UNT Digital Library