Emergency Relief for Disaster-Damaged Roads and Transit Systems: In Brief (open access)

Emergency Relief for Disaster-Damaged Roads and Transit Systems: In Brief

This report describes Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) assistance for the repair and reconstruction of highways and bridges damaged by disasters (such as Hurricane Sandy in 2012) or catastrophic failures (such as the collapse of the Skagit River Bridge in Washington State in 2013).
Date: October 2, 2015
Creator: Kirk, Robert S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides an overview of Arctic-related issues for Congress, and refers readers to more in-depth CRS reports on specific Arctic-related issues.
Date: October 2, 2015
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
DHS Appropriations FY2016: Security, Enforcement and Investigations (open access)

DHS Appropriations FY2016: Security, Enforcement and Investigations

This report is part of a suite of reports that discuss appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY2016. It specifically discusses appropriations for the components of DHS included in the second title of the homeland security appropriations bill-- Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), and the U.S. Secret Service (USSS).
Date: October 2, 2015
Creator: Painter, William L.; Seghetti, Lisa; Siskin, Alison; Elias, Bart & Frittelli, John
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cybersecurity: Legislation, Hearings, and Executive Branch Documents (open access)

Cybersecurity: Legislation, Hearings, and Executive Branch Documents

This report provides links to cybersecurity legislation in the 112th, 113th, and 114th Congresses.
Date: October 2, 2015
Creator: Tehan, Rita
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
OTSC Quarterly Newsletter, Volume 22, Number 4, October 2, 2015 (open access)

OTSC Quarterly Newsletter, Volume 22, Number 4, October 2, 2015

Quarterly newsletter for the Office of the Texas State Chemist, containing news about the activities of the agency as well as other related information
Date: October 2, 2015
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Chemist.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 40, Pages 6793-6976, October 2, 2015 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 40, Pages 6793-6976, October 2, 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: October 2, 2015
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fact Sheet: Selected Highlights of the FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735 and S. 1376) (open access)

Fact Sheet: Selected Highlights of the FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735 and S. 1376)

This report provides selected highlights of pending versions of the FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): H.R. 1735, passed by the House of Representatives on May 15, 2015, and S. 1376, reported by the Senate Armed Services Committee on May 19, 2015.
Date: October 2, 2015
Creator: Towell, Pat
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conventional Prompt Global Strike and Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues (open access)

Conventional Prompt Global Strike and Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues

This report provides an overview of the rationale for the PGS mission and the possible deployment of conventional warheads on long-range ballistic missiles or boost-glide systems in support of this mission. It then reviews the Air Force and Navy efforts to develop these systems, and summarizes congressional reaction to these proposals.
Date: October 2, 2015
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library