Army Corps of Engineers Water Resource Projects: Authorization and Appropriations (open access)

Army Corps of Engineers Water Resource Projects: Authorization and Appropriations

This report summarizes congressional authorization and appropriations processes for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It also discusses agency activities under general authorities.
Date: March 22, 2013
Creator: Carter, Nicole T. & Stern, Charles V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Overview of Health Care Changes in the FY2014 Budget Proposal Offered by House Budget Committee Chairman Ryan (open access)

Overview of Health Care Changes in the FY2014 Budget Proposal Offered by House Budget Committee Chairman Ryan

This report summarizes the proposed changes to Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance as described in H.Con.Res. 25, the accompanying committee report, and Chairman Ryan's Path to Prosperity report. Additionally, it briefly examines the potential impact of the proposed changes on health care spending and coverage.
Date: March 22, 2013
Creator: Davis, Patricia A.; Mitchell, Alison & Fernandez, Bernadette
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Networking and Constituent Communications: Members' Use of Twitter and Facebook During a Two-Month Period in the 112th Congress (open access)

Social Networking and Constituent Communications: Members' Use of Twitter and Facebook During a Two-Month Period in the 112th Congress

This report examines Member adoption and use of two social networking services: Twitter and Facebook. The report analyzes data on Member use of Twitter and Facebook collected by an academic institution in collaboration with the Congressional Research Service during a two-month period between August and October 2011 and the adoption of both platforms as of January 2012.
Date: March 22, 2013
Creator: Glassman, Matthew E.; Straus, Jacob R. & Shogan, Colleen J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Trade Facilitation, Enforcement, and Security (open access)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Trade Facilitation, Enforcement, and Security

This report describes and analyzes U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) role in the U.S. import process. (The report does not cover CBP's role in the U.S. export control system.)
Date: March 22, 2013
Creator: Jones, Vivian C. & Rosenblum, Marc R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Issues in the 113th Congress: An Overview (open access)

Clean Air Issues in the 113th Congress: An Overview

This report discusses EPA's regulatory actions on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that have been one focus of congressional interest. It also points out Emissions from power plants and EPA's Greenhouse Gas Regulations.
Date: March 22, 2013
Creator: McCarthy, James E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Budget "Sequestration" and Selected Program Exemptions and Special Rules (open access)

Budget "Sequestration" and Selected Program Exemptions and Special Rules

This report looks at the history and current status of sequestration at it relates to Congress, including how it is enacted and special rules that can apply.
Date: March 22, 2013
Creator: Spar, Karen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources (open access)

Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources

This report provides links to selected authoritative resources related to cybersecurity issues and includes information on various cybersecurity topics.
Date: March 22, 2013
Creator: Tehan, Rita
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cloud Computing: Constitutional and Statutory Privacy Protections (open access)

Cloud Computing: Constitutional and Statutory Privacy Protections

This report first describes cloud computing and how it differs from traditional computing. It then describes how the Fourth Amendment and federal electronic privacy statutes apply to communications in the physical world, to Internet communications generally, and specifically to the cloud. Finally, this report surveys recent legislation and other various proposals designed to update the existing statutory framework.
Date: March 22, 2013
Creator: Thompson, Richard M., II
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare Secondary Payer: Coordination of Benefits (open access)

Medicare Secondary Payer: Coordination of Benefits

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Date: March 22, 2013
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library