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Natural Disasters of 2017: Congressional Considerations Related to FEMA Assistance
This report provides a short overview of issues Congress may consider in its oversight of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) federal assistance during the 2017 hurricane season (e.g., Harvey, Irma, and Maria) and other disasters (e.g., fires in California).
Date:
November 2, 2017
Creator:
Brown, Jared T.; Horn, Diane P.; Painter, William L. & Reese, Shawn
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Comprehensive Energy Planning for Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
This report discusses the electric power grid of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands which were mainly destroyed by Hurricanes Irma and Maria with Puerto Rico being the hardest hit power grid. The report mainly concerns previous and current efforts to create long-term comprehensive energy plans for insular areas such as Puerto Rico and some of the challenges encountered in doing so.
Date:
November 6, 2017
Creator:
Clark, Corrie E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tax Reform: The Child Credit and the Child Care Credit
This report discusses the child credit and the child care credit and what changes are being made to them in the new tax reform plan currently being debated. This report provides background to help assess who would be assisted by potential changes to either credit. It shows what types of families with children receive both credits and how the credits are distributed across the income distribution.
Date:
November 13, 2017
Creator:
Crandall-Hollick, Margot L. & Falk, Gene
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Volcano and Landslide Provisions in Title X of S. 1460, the Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017
This report discusses a proposed volcano early warning system and a landslide hazards reduction program that would both be administered by the USGS. Provisions of the law that would create the system and volcanoes on the high priority watch-list are described.
Date:
November 21, 2017
Creator:
Folger, Peter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Contracting the Adversary
This report discusses the training of Navy and Air Force pilots through the use of "adversary" squadrons which fly planes that are either similar or actual versions of those used by enemy countries. The Air Force is considering contracting out this service due to the pilot shortage in the Air Force. Various options and precedent for such contracting services are discussed.
Date:
November 16, 2017
Creator:
Gertler, Jeremiah
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Impact of the Budget Control Act Discretionary Spending Caps on a Continuing Resolution
This report answers common questions regarding the government's discretionary spending limits under the Budget Control Act which if they are exceeded trigger sequestration. The result of continuing budget resolutions and possibilities for fiscal year 2018 are addressed.
Date:
November 14, 2017
Creator:
Lynch, Megan S. & Saturno, James V.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Treasury's Recent Report on Foreign Exchange Rate Policies
This report responds to the new reporting requirements on exchange rates mandated in the Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125), passed by Congress and signed by the President in February 2016.
Date:
November 3, 2016
Creator:
Nelson, Rebecca M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pipeline Security: Domestic Threats
This report discusses recent acts of sabotage against U.S. oil pipelines by environmental activists have raised concern about the security of the nation's energy pipelines and the federal program to protect them.
Date:
November 3, 2016
Creator:
Parfomak, Paul W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Keystone XL Pipeline: Recent Developments
This report discusses the Keystone XL Pipeline and the recent route modification and its effects on permits and permissions needed. A brief overview of the controversy regarding the pipeline and areas of land that require various permits to cross are included.
Date:
November 21, 2017
Creator:
Parfomak, Paul W. & Carter, Nicole T.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Third Treasury Report on Regulatory Relief: Asset Management and Insurance
This report provides an overview of the third U.S. Treasury publiscation in a series of reports describing regulations of the financial system and ways that it could be improved. This report specifically addresses asset management and insurance with background information and recommendations for improvements.
Date:
November 30, 2017
Creator:
Perkins, David W. & Webel, Baird
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The DOD's JEDI Cloud Program
This report discusses the Deputy Secretary of Defense (DSD) Patrick Shanahan's memorandum calling for the accelerated adoption of a Department of Defense (DOD)-wide cloud computing system. Under the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) Cloud program, DOD seeks to "acquire a...cloud services solution that can support Unclassified, Secret, and Top Secret requirements," with a focus on commercially-available services.
Date:
November 5, 2018
Creator:
Peters, Heidi M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tax Incentives for Charitable Giving in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1)
This report discusses provisions of the proposed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R.1) which would reduce the tax incentive for charitable giving by decreasing the deduction amounts that most taxpayers would receive from charitable gift deductions.
Date:
November 17, 2017
Creator:
Sherlock, Molly F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Distribution of the Tax Policy Changes in H.R 1 and the Senate's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
This report discusses the Joint Committee on Taxation's (JCT) November 14, 2017 distributional analysis report of the House and Senate's proposed tax reform legislation which outlines how the changes made by the bill would effect the economic well-being of American taxpayers.
Date:
November 21, 2017
Creator:
Sherlock, Molly F. & Hughes, Joseph S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Energy Tax Provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts (H.R.1)
This report discusses energy-related tax provisions in the The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R.1). These changes are summarized in Table 1. H.R. 1 includes a broad restructuring of the federal income tax system. A full analysis of the consequences of this proposal for the energy sector, or various subsets of the energy sector, is beyond the scope of this insight.
Date:
November 8, 2017
Creator:
Sherlock, Molly F. & Hughes, Joseph S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Diversity Immigrant Visa Program
This report discuses the Diversity Immigrant Visa program (DV) which is a lottery system that makes 50,000 visas available annually to immigrants from countries who had sent less than 50,000 immigrants to the U.S. over the last five years. Eligibility, the application and admission process, statistics on places of origin, and legislative proposals are discussed.
Date:
November 9, 2017
Creator:
Wilson, Jill H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library