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Temporary Extension of the Community Health Center Fund
This report discusses the funding of the Community Health Center program and the temporary extension of the program beyond FY2017 when its funding officially expired.
Date:
January 11, 2018
Creator:
Heisler, Elayne J. & Redhead, C. Stephen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
What Happens if the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Lapses?
This report provides a short overview of what would happen if the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) were not to be reauthorized by January 19, 2018, and was allowed to lapse.
Date:
January 3, 2018
Creator:
Horn, Diane P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
National Flood Insurance Borrowing Authority
This report evaluates the National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP's) borrowing authority to receive loans from the U.S. Department of the Treasury -- particularly in the context of major floods -- and discusses the current financial situation of the NFIP as it pays claims from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria.
Date:
January 3, 2018
Creator:
Horn, Diane P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Transatlantic Relations in 2018
This report discusses the current state of transatlantic relations between the U.S. and Europe and especially the European Union (EU). It also outlines various European concerns over the direction of the Trump Administration and future issues for Congress to consider.
Date:
January 10, 2018
Creator:
Morelli, Vincent L. & Archick, Kristin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Vermont Utility Cybersecurity Alarm
This report discusses the cyber-security alarm, which was raised after a joint report by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) urged electric utilities to search their networks for signs of an infiltration linked to a Russian hacking operation (called the Grizzly Steppe) suspected in the hack of Democratic Party servers.
Date:
January 3, 2017
Creator:
Campbell, Richard J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Inspectors General in and Beyond the Presidential Transition Period
This report discusses the federal government transition period, as a new Congress convenes and a new Administration prepares to assume leadership of the executive branch.
Date:
January 3, 2017
Creator:
Ginsberg, Wendy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Gun Control: Concealed Carry Legislation in the 115th Congress
This report discusses handgun concealed carry laws and provides statistics for the type of permits issued by states and territories and a historical comparison to laws in 1987.
Date:
January 30, 2018
Creator:
Krouse, William J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Balkans and Russia
This report discusses relations between Russia and the Balkan countries of southeast Europe. Efforts by Russia to gain influence and hinder the Balkan countries in their relations with the EU through "soft power" and intelligence activities are discussed.
Date:
January 31, 2018
Creator:
Morelli, Vincent L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Expired Tax Provisions and "Tax Extenders"
This report discusses tax provisions which expired at the end of 2016 and were not addressed in the 2017 tax reform bill and various options for Congress to either extend them or end them.
Date:
January 16, 2018
Creator:
Sherlock, Molly F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Administration's Syria Policy Envisions Continued U.S. Presence
This report discusses the President's plan for U.S. involvement in Syria in the future and the five main goals the U.S. hopes to accomplish there.
Date:
January 26, 2018
Creator:
Humud, Carla E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Postal Service Governors: And Then There Were None
This report discusses the U.S. Postal Service's Board of Governors and the current state of the board having no governors on it. The workings of the board and the implications of the board's lack of members is also discussed.
Date:
January 12, 2018
Creator:
Christenson, Michelle D. & Stuessy, Meghan M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
TPP Countries Conclude Agreement Without U.S. Participation
This report discusses the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement and the successful conclusion of negotiations between the party countries after the U.S. withdrawal from negotiations.
Date:
January 29, 2018
Creator:
Fergusson, Ian F. & Williams, Brock R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
North Korea's January 6, 2016, Nuclear Test
This report provides a brief background about North Korea's announcement that it successfully tested a "hydrogen bomb" (its fourth nuclear test) on January 6, 2016. The official statement also called the device an experimental or "pilot H-bomb."
Date:
January 7, 2016
Creator:
Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
President Obama's $1 Billion Foreign Aid Request for Central America
This report discusses the Obama Administration's recent request for over $1 billion in foreign assistance during FY2016 to support a whole-of-government "U.S. Strategy for Engagement in Central America."
Date:
January 5, 2016
Creator:
Ribando Seelke, Clare & Meyer, Peter J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
China's Recent Stock Market Volatility: What Are the Implications?
This report briefly discusses the background and implications of the rapid price increases experienced in China's two main stock markets, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE), from about mid-2014 to mid-2015.
Date:
January 9, 2016
Creator:
Morrison, Wayne M. & Nelson, Gabriel M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Taiwan's January 2016 Elections: A Preview
This report briefly provides context for the January 16, 2016 presidential and legislative elections in Taiwan. The elections may determine whether an eight-year period of relative calm in relations between Taiwan (whose formal name is the Republic of China or ROC) and the People's Republic of China (PRC) continues, or comes to an end.
Date:
January 12, 2016
Creator:
Lawrence, Susan V. & Morrison, Wayne M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Reserve Issues Final Rule on Emergency Lending
This report briefly discusses major provisions of the Federal Reserve's (Fed's) Final Rule, governing emergency lending under Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act and implementing Section 1101 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank).
Date:
January 6, 2016
Creator:
Labonte, Marc & Murphy, M. M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Guatemala: One President Resigns; Another Elected, to Be Inaugurated January 14
This report discusses the transfer of power to the newly-elected president of Guatemala and its context, following the resignation of the former president and vice-president, their arrest for government corruption, and the succeeding interim government.
Date:
January 11, 2016
Creator:
Taft-Morales, Maureen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iran-U.S. Air Service Not Imminent
This report discusses the prospect of air travel between Iran and the U.S., which last operated during 1979, when the U.S. government imposed an embargo on flights following the Iran hostage crisis. Since then, travel and air cargo shipments between the two countries have been routed through third countries, and their extent has been limited by U.S. sanctions.
Date:
January 21, 2016
Creator:
Tang, Rachel Y.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congress and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 2016
This report briefly discusses authorization legislation for the water resources activities of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) in 2016, which the 114th Congress is anticipated to consider. These issues span the agency's role in new and existing navigation improvements, coastal and riverine flood risk reduction, and environmental restoration and protection efforts.
Date:
January 5, 2016
Creator:
Carter, Nicole T.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Electric Grid Physical Security: Recent Legislation
This report briefly discusses legislative initiatives to address the physical safety of electrical transformers and 0other parts of the U.S. electric grid which are vulnerable to damage from theft, vandalism, or terrorist attacks.
Date:
January 6, 2016
Creator:
Parfomak, Paul W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conflict and History at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
This report briefly discusses the conflict at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) in January of 2016.
Date:
January 28, 2016
Creator:
Corn, M. L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Escalating Violence in El Salvador
This report briefly discusses gangs and violence in El Salvador, and examines the U.S. policy response.
Date:
January 7, 2016
Creator:
Ribando Seelke, Clare
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016: Effects on Budgetary Trends
This report discusses recent changes to the federal budget outlook and the effects of these amendments on recent budgetary trends using the CBO and JCT cost estimates for the legislation, the CBO budget forecast released in August 2015, and OMB historical data.
Date:
January 11, 2016
Creator:
Driessen, Grant A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library