Ex-Im Bank's General Statutory Authority Expires (open access)

Ex-Im Bank's General Statutory Authority Expires

This report discusses the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank), a wholly owned federal government corporation which seeks to provide direct loans, loan guarantees, and export credit insurance to: (1) support exports that the private sector is unwilling or unable to finance alone at commercially viable terms; and/or (2) counter government-backed financing offered by foreign countries through their export credit agency (ECA).
Date: July 1, 2015
Creator: Akhtar, Shayerah Ilias
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Regional Water Plan: Region I (East Texas), Volume 1. Main Report (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region I (East Texas), Volume 1. Main Report

Water plan for Region I (East Texas) describing water sources and suppliers in the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water management strategies for suppliers and counties, water conservation plans, drought response plans, financing of the plan, and the process of creating the plan.
Date: December 1, 2015
Creator: Alan Plummer and Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region I (East Texas), Volume 2. Appendixes (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region I (East Texas), Volume 2. Appendixes

Appendices for the water plan for Region I (East Texas) including water management strategies, water needs, water conservation methods, species of concern in the area, financing methods, and related reports.
Date: December 1, 2015
Creator: Alan Plummer and Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Debt Limit: History and Recent Increases (open access)

The Debt Limit: History and Recent Increases

This report discusses congressional restrictions on federal debt. The statutory debt limit applies to almost all federal debt. The limit applies to federal debt held by the public (that is, debt held outside the federal government itself) and to federal debt held by the government's own accounts.
Date: October 1, 2015
Creator: Austin, D. A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Regional Water Plan: Region M (Rio Grande), 2016, Volume 2. Appendices (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region M (Rio Grande), 2016, Volume 2. Appendices

Appendices for water plan for Region M including recommended and not recommended water management strategies, model drought and water conservation plans, survey data, and related reports on different areas of the water plan.
Date: December 1, 2015
Creator: Black & Veatch
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region M (Rio Grande), Volume 1. Executive Summary and Regional Water Plan (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region M (Rio Grande), Volume 1. Executive Summary and Regional Water Plan

Water plan for Region M (Rio Grande) describing water resources and suppliers in the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water management strategies, drought response plans, financing for the plan, and the process of creating the plan.
Date: December 1, 2015
Creator: Black & Veatch
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
How Treasury Issues Debt (open access)

How Treasury Issues Debt

This report examines Treasury's debt management practices, focusing on the auction process, how prices and interest rates of securities are determined, and the role of market participants in the process. It also addresses the role of debt plays in influencing present and future budget outcomes.
Date: October 1, 2015
Creator: Driessen, Grant A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Trade Deficit and the Impact of Changing Oil Prices (open access)

U.S. Trade Deficit and the Impact of Changing Oil Prices

This report provides an estimate of the initial impact of the changing oil prices on the nation's merchandise trade balance.
Date: June 1, 2015
Creator: Jackson, James K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The U.S. Wine Industry and Selected Trade Issues with the European Union (open access)

The U.S. Wine Industry and Selected Trade Issues with the European Union

This report provides an overview of issues pertaining to the U.S. wine industry within ongoing U.S. trade negotiations in the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP).
Date: April 1, 2015
Creator: Johnson, Renée
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Women in Combat: Issues for Congress (open access)

Women in Combat: Issues for Congress

This report looks at the history of women in US military roles and combat since the 1990s. It also discusses critic's views of exclusionary policy as a civil rights issue. Over the past two decades of conflict, women have served with valor and continue to serve on combat aircraft, naval vessels, and in support of ground combat operations. The expansion of roles for women in the armed forces has evolved since the early days of the military when women were restricted by law and policy from serving in certain occupations and units.
Date: September 1, 2015
Creator: Kamarck, Kristy N.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Reserve: Oversight and Disclosure Issues (open access)

Federal Reserve: Oversight and Disclosure Issues

This report provides an overview of existing Fed oversight and disclosure practices. It also considers the potential impact of greater oversight and disclosure on the Fed's independence and its ability to achieve its macroeconomic and financial stability goals.
Date: December 1, 2015
Creator: Labonte, Marc
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Doubling Research and Development for Clean Energy: "Mission Innovation" (open access)

Doubling Research and Development for Clean Energy: "Mission Innovation"

This report briefly provides background for "Mission Innovation," a new initiative crafted by 20 countries to increase their public investment in research and development (R&D) in "clean energy" technologies.
Date: December 1, 2015
Creator: Leggett, Jane A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Greenhouse Gas Pledges by Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (open access)

Greenhouse Gas Pledges by Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

This report briefly summarizes the existing commitments and pledges of selected national and regional governments to limit their greenhouse gas(GHG) emissions as contributions to the global effort.
Date: July 1, 2015
Creator: Leggett, Jane A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Regional Water Plan: Region O (Llano Estacado), 2016, Volume 1. Main Report (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region O (Llano Estacado), 2016, Volume 1. Main Report

Water plan for Region O (Llano Estacado) describing water resources and suppliers for the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water management strategies for suppliers, drought response plans, financing of the plan, and the process of creating the plan. Includes a dedication to Delaine Baucom (1952-2014).
Date: December 1, 2015
Creator: Llano Estacado Regional Water Planning Group
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The 2015 National Security Strategy: Authorities, Changes, Issues for Congress (open access)

The 2015 National Security Strategy: Authorities, Changes, Issues for Congress

This report discusses the National Security Strategy (NSS), a document released by the Obama Administration which states that its purpose is to "set out the principles and priorities to guide the use of American power and influence in the world."
Date: October 1, 2015
Creator: Lucas, Nathan J. & McInnis, Kathleen J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sequestration as a Budget Enforcement Process: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Sequestration as a Budget Enforcement Process: Frequently Asked Questions

This report provides basic information on sequesters generally, particularly those sequesters associated with the Budget Control Act of 2011. This report focuses on general processes associated with sequesters.
Date: December 1, 2015
Creator: Lynch, Megan S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Executive Discretion as to Immigration: Legal Overview (open access)

Executive Discretion as to Immigration: Legal Overview

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Date: April 1, 2015
Creator: Manuel, Kate M. & Garcia, Michael John
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Agricultural Trade with Cuba: Current Limitations and Future Prospects (open access)

U.S. Agricultural Trade with Cuba: Current Limitations and Future Prospects

This report reviews the current state of agricultural trade between the United States and Cuba, identifies key impediments to expanding bilateral trade in agricultural products and key provisions in the law to which these obstacles are anchored. It also summarizes several of the bills introduced in the 114th Congress that propose to remove specific restrictions that impede trade in agricultural goods or that seek to lift the embargo on Cuba entirely.
Date: October 1, 2015
Creator: McMinimy, Mark A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA): An Overview of Programs and Funding (open access)

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA): An Overview of Programs and Funding

This report provides an overview of funding and programs of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) bureau.
Date: April 1, 2015
Creator: Moore, Linda K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): Resources for Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): Resources for Frequently Asked Questions

This report contains links to contacts for specific Affordable Care Act (ACA) questions and provides basic consumer sources, including a glossary of health coverage terms. It also provides sources on the ACA's provisions on mental health, public health, workforce, quality, and taxes, as well as sources on ACA costs and appropriations, legal issues, the treatment of noncitizens under the ACA, and sources for obtaining the law's full text.
Date: September 1, 2015
Creator: Napili, Angela
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities--Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities--Background and Issues for Congress

This report focuses on the potential implications of China's naval modernization for future required U.S. Navy capabilities. Other CRS reports address separate issues relating to China. This report is based on unclassified open-source information.
Date: June 1, 2015
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Maritime Territorial and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Disputes Involving China: Issues for Congress (open access)

Maritime Territorial and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Disputes Involving China: Issues for Congress

This report considers potential implications for U.S.-China relations. China's actions for asserting and defending its maritime territorial and exclusive economic zone (EEZ) claims in the East China (ECS) and South China Sea (SCS), particularly since late 2013, have heightened concerns among observers that ongoing disputes over these waters and some of the islands within them could lead to a crisis or conflict between China and a neighboring country.
Date: June 1, 2015
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Keystone XL Pipeline: Overview and Recent Developments (open access)

Keystone XL Pipeline: Overview and Recent Developments

This report describes the Keystone XL Pipeline Project and the process that the State Department must complete to decide whether it will approve or deny TransCanada's permit application. The report also discusses key energy security, economic, and environmental issues relevant to this determination. Finally, the report discusses the constitutional basis for the State Department's authority to issue a Presidential Permit, and opponents' possible challenges to this authority.
Date: April 1, 2015
Creator: Parfomak, Paul W.; Luther, Linda; Lattanzio, Richard K.; Ramseur, Jonathan L.; Vann, Adam; Pirog, Robert et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010: Overview and Legal Analysis of Potential Interactions (open access)

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010: Overview and Legal Analysis of Potential Interactions

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Date: May 1, 2015
Creator: Sarata, Amanda K. & Staman, Jennifer A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library