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Cuba Sanctions: Legislative Restrictions Limiting the Normalization of Relations (open access)

Cuba Sanctions: Legislative Restrictions Limiting the Normalization of Relations

This report provides information on legislative provisions restricting relations with Cuba. It lists the various provisions of law comprising economic sanctions on Cuba, including key laws that are the statutory basis of the embargo, and provides information on the authority to lift or waive these restrictions.
Date: February 13, 2015
Creator: Rennack, Dianne E. & Sullivan, Mark P.
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: January 13, 2015
Creator: Archick, Kristin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
State, Foreign Operations Appropriations: A Guide to Component Accounts (open access)

State, Foreign Operations Appropriations: A Guide to Component Accounts

The State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs appropriations legislation provides annual funding for almost all of the international affairs programs generally considered as part of the 150 International Affairs Budget Function (the major exception being food assistance). The legislation has also served as a vehicle for Congress to place conditions on the expenditure of those funds, and express its views regarding certain foreign policy issues. This report briefly discusses the legislation generally and then provides a short description of the various funding accounts as they appear in Division J, "Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015," of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015.
Date: January 13, 2015
Creator: Tarnoff, Curt & Tiersky, Alex
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 7, Pages 655-752, February 13, 2015 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 7, Pages 655-752, February 13, 2015

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: February 13, 2015
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 11, Pages 1153-1596, March 13, 2015 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 11, Pages 1153-1596, March 13, 2015

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: March 13, 2015
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Veterans' Benefits: Pension Benefit Programs (open access)

Veterans' Benefits: Pension Benefit Programs

This report describes several pension benefit programs for veterans and their families, including the eligibility criteria and current benefit levels, and provides data on the number of pension beneficiaries and average annual benefit amounts for FY1999 through FY2013.
Date: February 13, 2015
Creator: Moulta-Ali, Umar & Davis, Carol D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Citizens Kidnapped by the Islamic State (open access)

U.S. Citizens Kidnapped by the Islamic State

This report briefly examines the kidnapping and killing of U.S. citizens by the terrorist group known as the Islamic State (IS).
Date: February 13, 2015
Creator: Rollins, John W. & Rosen, Liana
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Food Safety Issues for the 114th Congress (open access)

Food Safety Issues for the 114th Congress

This report discusses pertinent issues for Congress in regards to food safety legislation.
Date: February 13, 2015
Creator: Johnson, Renée
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Balancing Tourism against Terrorism: The Visa Waiver Program (open access)

Balancing Tourism against Terrorism: The Visa Waiver Program

This report briefly discusses Congress's concern that some foreign fighters might exploit the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) to enter the United States and commit acts of terrorism. The VWP allows eligible visitors from 38 European nations and a few prosperous Asia-Pacific countries to enter the United States for short business or leisure stays without first obtaining a visa from a U.S. consulate abroad.
Date: March 13, 2015
Creator: Platzer, Michaela D. & Siskin, Alison
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Body Armor for Law Enforcement Officers: In Brief (open access)

Body Armor for Law Enforcement Officers: In Brief

This report contains an overview of the Matching Grant Program for Law Enforcement Armor Vests (BPV program). It also provides a discussion of data on law enforcement agencies that require their officers to wear armor vests while on duty, research on why officers may choose to wear armor vests, research on the life cycle for armor vests, data on the use of body armor by law enforcement officers who were killed with a firearm, and research on the effectiveness of armor vests.
Date: January 13, 2015
Creator: James, Nathan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Research Tax Credit: Current Law and Policy Issues for the 114th Congress (open access)

Research Tax Credit: Current Law and Policy Issues for the 114th Congress

This report describes the current status of the research tax credit, summarizes its legislative history, discusses policy issues it raises, and describes legislation to modify and extend it.
Date: March 13, 2015
Creator: Guenther, Gary
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Points of Order in the Congressional Budget Process (open access)

Points of Order in the Congressional Budget Process

This report summarizes the points of order currently in effect under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended, as well as related points of order established in various other measures that have a direct impact on budget enforcement.
Date: February 13, 2015
Creator: Saturno, James V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
How Legislation Is Brought to the House Floor: A Snapshot of Parliamentary Practice in the 113th Congress (2013-2014) (open access)

How Legislation Is Brought to the House Floor: A Snapshot of Parliamentary Practice in the 113th Congress (2013-2014)

This report provides a snapshot of the forms and origins of measures that, according to the Legislative Information System of the U.S. Congress, received action on the House floor in the 113th Congress (2013-2014) and the parliamentary procedures used to bring them up for initial House consideration.
Date: February 13, 2015
Creator: Davis, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2015-04-13 – Brass Band

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Band concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.
Date: April 13, 2015
Creator: University of North Texas. Brass Band.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2015-02-13 – Alicia Wallace, soprano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: February 13, 2015
Creator: Wallace, Alicia
Object Type: Video
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 the following cybersecurity topics: policy overview; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC); cloud computing and FedRAMP; critical infrastructure; cybercrime, data breaches and data security; national security, cyber espionage, and cyberwar (including Stuxnet); international efforts; education/training/workforce; and research and development (R&D).
Date: March 13, 2015
Creator: Tehan, Rita
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Deployable Federal Assets Supporting Domestic Disaster Response Operations: Summary and Considerations for Congress (open access)

Deployable Federal Assets Supporting Domestic Disaster Response Operations: Summary and Considerations for Congress

This report reviews several key concepts about federal disaster assets, and highlights possible issues Congress may consider when evaluating their authorization and appropriation.
Date: May 13, 2015
Creator: Brown, Jared T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Obama Library Likely Headed to Chicago's South Side (open access)

Obama Library Likely Headed to Chicago's South Side

This report briefly discusses the proposed construction of President Barack Obama's presidential library in the South Side of Chicago.
Date: May 13, 2015
Creator: Richardson, Daniel J. & Ginsberg, Wendy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tracking Federal Funds: USAspending.gov and Other Data Sources (open access)

Tracking Federal Funds: USAspending.gov and Other Data Sources

This report discusses USAspending.gov, which collects data on grants, loans, insurance, assistance, and contracts, and it presents various searching and downloading options to Congress and the public.
Date: May 13, 2015
Creator: Gerli, Merete F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: FY2016 Appropriations (open access)

DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: FY2016 Appropriations

This report discusses the Department of Energy's (DOE) FY2016 budget request seeks $2.723 billion, an increase of $809 million (42%) for Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). The EERE conducts two types of programs: research and development (R&D), usually conducted in partnership with private sector firms, and grant funds that are distributed to state governments.
Date: May 13, 2015
Creator: Sissine, Fred
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2016 Budget and Appropriations (open access)

State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2016 Budget and Appropriations

This report provides an overview of the FY2016 SFOPS request, a discussion of key issues and historic context, and account-by-account funding comparisons with FY2014 actuals and FY2015 estimates.
Date: May 13, 2015
Creator: Epstein, Susan B.; Lawson, Marian L. & Tiersky, Alex
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
DRIVE Act Would Increase Highway Funding Faster than Projected Inflation (open access)

DRIVE Act Would Increase Highway Funding Faster than Projected Inflation

This report briefly discusses the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (DRIVE Act; S. 1647). The DRIVE Act would authorize $278 billion for a six-year federal highway program.
Date: July 13, 2015
Creator: Kirk, Robert S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Charleston, SC, Mass Shooter Might Have Been Denied a Handgun If Not for Possible Recordkeeping Oversights (open access)

Charleston, SC, Mass Shooter Might Have Been Denied a Handgun If Not for Possible Recordkeeping Oversights

This report briefly discusses the announcement by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey that the alleged assailant in the Charleston, SC, mass murder/shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church might have been prevented from acquiring a handgun if not for possible recordkeeping oversights on the part of the FBI and Columbia, SC, city police and county sheriff's departments.
Date: July 13, 2015
Creator: Krouse, William J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 46, Pages 7937-8064, November 13, 2015 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 46, Pages 7937-8064, November 13, 2015

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: November 13, 2015
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History