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United States Fire Administration: An Overview (open access)

United States Fire Administration: An Overview

This report discusses the United States Fire Administration (USFA), which aims to significantly reduce the nation's loss of life from fire, while also achieving a reduction in property loss and non-fatal injury due to fire.
Date: September 29, 2014
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The European Union: Questions and Answers (open access)

The European Union: Questions and Answers

This report provides a brief overview of the European Union (EU), an economic and political partnership between 27 sovereign member states. The report describes the formation of the EU, the three main institutions of the EU, and the EU's relationship with the United States.
Date: September 29, 2014
Creator: Archick, Kristin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Overview of Labor Enforcement Issues in Free Trade Agreements (open access)

Overview of Labor Enforcement Issues in Free Trade Agreements

This report identifies two types of labor enforcement issues related to Free Trade Agreements approved by Congress: (1) those that relate to the FTA provisions themselves, including their definitions and their enforceability, and (2) those that relate to executive branch responsibilities, such as resource availability and determining dispute settlement case priorities. This report does not address other labor issues in the various free trade agreements, including cooperative consultation provisions.
Date: January 29, 2014
Creator: Bolle, Mary Jane
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Obama Administration's Proposal to Establish a National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (open access)

The Obama Administration's Proposal to Establish a National Network for Manufacturing Innovation

This report discusses the proposed creation of the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI), which would help accelerate innovation and support manufacturing technology commercialization. The report includes an overview of the topic as well as discussion on the Administration's proposal, preliminary activities, legislative status, and issues for consideration.
Date: January 29, 2014
Creator: Sargent, John F., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legal Services Corporation: Background and Funding (open access)

Legal Services Corporation: Background and Funding

This report discusses the responsibilities of Legal Services Corporation (LSC), which is a private, nonprofit, federally funded corporation that helps provide legal assistance to low-income people in civil (i.e., noncriminal) matters.
Date: January 29, 2014
Creator: Solomon-Fears, Carmen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Special Immigrant Juveniles: In Brief (open access)

Special Immigrant Juveniles: In Brief

This report provides a brief explanation of the statutory basis of special immigrant juvenile (SIJ) status and how it has evolved. It also presents statistics on the number of children who have applied for and received SIJ status since FY2005. The report concludes with a discussion of the applicability of SIJ status for unaccompanied alien children.
Date: August 29, 2014
Creator: Wasem, Ruth Ellen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Political Transition in Tunisia (open access)

Political Transition in Tunisia

This report discusses Tunisia's pro-democracy movement; concerns over potential instability in a previously secure, pro-Western area; and U.S.-Tunisian relations.
Date: January 29, 2014
Creator: Arieff, Alexis & Humud, Carla E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Latin America and the Caribbean: Key Issues for the 113th Congress (open access)

Latin America and the Caribbean: Key Issues for the 113th Congress

This report provides an overview of U.S. policy toward Latin America and the Caribbean, including the Obama Administration's priorities; examines changes in the region's economic and political environment that affect U.S. relations with the region; and analyzes U.S. policy toward the region and various recommendations made by policy analysts and think tanks.
Date: August 29, 2014
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Guam: U.S. Defense Deployments (open access)

Guam: U.S. Defense Deployments

This report discusses the strategic significance of Guam for defense buildup and the force relocation and deployments from the U.S. mainland. It also discusses the concerns and issues for Congress, such as allies and partners, relations with China, and legislation.
Date: April 29, 2014
Creator: Kan, Shirley A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kuwait: Security, Reform, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Kuwait: Security, Reform, and U.S. Policy

This report looks at Kuwait's relationships with its neighbors in the Persian Gulf and its own political system which has been in turmoil since 2006.
Date: April 29, 2014
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Multilateral Development Banks: How the United States Makes and Implements Policy (open access)

Multilateral Development Banks: How the United States Makes and Implements Policy

This report analyzes how the United States makes policy towards the multilateral development banks (MDBs) and identifies ways by which Congress can shape U.S. policy and influence the activities of the banks themselves.
Date: April 29, 2014
Creator: Nelson, Rebecca M. & Weiss, Martin A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cluster Munitions: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Cluster Munitions: Background and Issues for Congress

This report discusses the background of cluster munitions in the U.S. military, and the current Department of Defense (DOD) and Obama Administration stances on the topic. It also discusses the two major international initiatives to address cluster munitions: the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) and negotiations under the U.N. Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW).
Date: April 29, 2014
Creator: Feickert, Andrew & Kerr, Paul K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Brady Standard-Herald and Heart of Texas News (Brady, Tex.), Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 29, 2014 (open access)

Brady Standard-Herald and Heart of Texas News (Brady, Tex.), Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Weekly newspaper from Brady, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 29, 2014
Creator: Stewart, James E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
East Bernard Express (East Bernard, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 29, 2014 (open access)

East Bernard Express (East Bernard, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 29, 2014

Weekly newspaper from East Bernard, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 29, 2014
Creator: Wallace, Bill
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crowley Star (Crowley, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 29, 2014 (open access)

Crowley Star (Crowley, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 29, 2014

Weekly newspaper from Crowley, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 29, 2014
Creator: Shillam, Kyp
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type: Report
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.
Object Type: Report
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.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recruiting and Retention: An Overview of FY2012 and FY2013 Results for Active and Reserve Component Enlisted Personnel (open access)

Recruiting and Retention: An Overview of FY2012 and FY2013 Results for Active and Reserve Component Enlisted Personnel

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Date: July 29, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recess Appointments: A Legal Overview (open access)

Recess Appointments: A Legal Overview

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Date: August 29, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
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
Object Type: Report
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.
Object Type: Report
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
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Overview of Selected Legislation in the 113th Congress Related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) (open access)

An Overview of Selected Legislation in the 113th Congress Related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

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Date: December 29, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library