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Military Lending Act: Timeline, New Rules, and Issues (open access)

Military Lending Act: Timeline, New Rules, and Issues

This report briefly discusses new rules under the Military Lending Act (MLA) that change the definition of consumer credit for covered servicemembers and dependents; it will apply to transactions or accounts that are established on or after October 3, 2016. These rules may have an impact on the regulatory burdens for businesses that provide credit products to the military and may also affect military readiness.
Date: June 1, 2016
Creator: Kamarck, Kristy N.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Orlando Shooting Revives Debate over Restricting Blood Donations by Gay Men (open access)

Orlando Shooting Revives Debate over Restricting Blood Donations by Gay Men

This report discusses new FDA guidance regarding blood donations from sexually-active gay men. Since the 1980s, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended that men who have sex with men (MSM) be indefinitely deferred (i.e., permanently banned) from donating blood. This action was taken to help control the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) through the blood supply.
Date: August 1, 2016
Creator: Redhead, C. S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
OPM Announces Premium Increase in the Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program (open access)

OPM Announces Premium Increase in the Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program

This report discusses the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announcement regarding premium rate increase for long-term care insurance policies purchased through the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP).
Date: September 1, 2016
Creator: Colello, Kirsten J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Internet Sales and State Taxes: Policy Issues (open access)

Internet Sales and State Taxes: Policy Issues

This report discusses Internet sales, which do not always include sales and use tax. Customers who do not pay sales or use tax to the vendor are typically required to remit the tax to their home state.
Date: December 1, 2016
Creator: Lowry, Sean & Lunder, Erika K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Waiver of Statutory Qualifications Relating to Prior Military Service of the Secretary of Defense (open access)

Waiver of Statutory Qualifications Relating to Prior Military Service of the Secretary of Defense

This report discusses the status of the Secretary of Defense, who has authority, direction, and control over the Department of Defense, as a civilian appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Date: December 1, 2016
Creator: Peters, Heidi M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
European Union Efforts to Counter Disinformation (open access)

European Union Efforts to Counter Disinformation

This report discusses European Union efforts to counter the use of propaganda by both state and non-state actors, including new strategies to combat disinformation.
Date: December 1, 2016
Creator: Morelli, Vincent L. & Archick, Kristin
System: The UNT Digital Library