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The 2015 National Security Strategy: Authorities, Changes, Issues for Congress
This report discusses the National Security Strategy (NSS), a document released by the Obama Administration which states that its purpose is to "set out the principles and priorities to guide the use of American power and influence in the world."
Date:
April 5, 2016
Creator:
Lucas, Nathan J. & McInnis, Kathleen J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Affordable Care Act's (ACA) Employer Shared Responsibility Determination and the Potential Employer Penalty
This report describes potential employer penalties as well as regulations to implement the ACA employer provisions. The regulations address insurance coverage requirements, methodologies for determining whether a worker is considered full time, provisions relating to seasonal workers and corporate franchises, and other reporting requirements.
Date:
April 19, 2016
Creator:
Whittaker, Julie M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
This report examines the current political state of Afghanistan at length, discussing the political background, security policy, and regional relations.
Date:
April 15, 2016
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Disaster Assistance
This report discusses several programs offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help farmers recover financially from natural disasters, including drought and floods. Most programs receive funding amounts that are "such sums as necessary" and are not subject to annual discretionary appropriations.
Date:
April 14, 2016
Creator:
Stubbs, Megan
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Air Force B-21 Long Range Strike Bomber
This report discusses the development of the new long-range bomber aircraft, the B-21 (previously known as LRS-B), and proposes to acquire 100 of them.
Date:
April 14, 2016
Creator:
Gertler, Jeremiah
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Annual Report to Congress: The U.S. Government Action Plan on Children in Adversity
Annual report that summarizes the collaborative humanitarian work done by U.S. Government departments in specific priority countries during 2014 and provides an outline of the progress made by the Action Plan on Children in Adversity through the Calendar Year 2015.
Date:
April 2016
Creator:
Rob Horvath
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements
This report provides an overview of many of the key arms control and nonproliferation agreements and endeavors of the past 40 years, divided into three sections. The first describes arms control efforts between the United States and the states of the former Soviet Union. The second section describes multilateral nuclear nonproliferation efforts. The final section reviews treaties and agreements that address chemical, biological, and conventional weapons.
Date:
April 13, 2016
Creator:
Woolf, Amy F.; Kerr, Paul K. & Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Arms Sales: Congressional Review Process
This report reviews the process and procedures that currently apply to congressional consideration of foreign arms sales proposed by the President. This includes consideration of proposals to sell major defense equipment, defense articles and services, or the re-transfer to third party states of such military items.
Date:
April 19, 2016
Creator:
Kerr, Paul K.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Army's M-1 Abrams, M-2/M-3 Bradley, and M-1126 Stryker: Background and Issues for Congress
This report discusses various issues surrounding the M-1 Abrams Tank, the M-2/M-3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV), and the M-1126 Stryker Combat Vehicle, centerpieces of the Army's Armored Brigade Combat Teams (ABCTs) and Stryker Brigade Combat Teams (SBCTs).
Date:
April 5, 2016
Creator:
Feickert, Andrew
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Border Security: Immigration Enforcement Between Ports of Entry
This report reviews efforts to combat unauthorized migration across the Southwest border in the nearly three decades since the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) initiated the modern era in migration control. In reviewing such efforts, the report takes stock of the current state of border security and considers lessons that may be learned about enhanced enforcement at U.S. borders.
Date:
April 19, 2016
Creator:
Argueta, Carla N.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Brazil in Crisis
Brazil is in the midst of deepening economic and political crises that are closely intertwined and unlikely to be resolved quickly. This report briefly examines the political situation and discusses public opinion regarding the Rousseff Administration.
Date:
April 6, 2016
Creator:
Meyer, Peter J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Breaking Down the Gender Wage Gap
A pamphlet discussing the gender wage gap. It provides information about education, segregation, and occupation.
Date:
April 2016
Creator:
United States. Department of Labor. Women's Bureau.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Buy American Act--Preferences for "Domestic" Supplies: In Brief
This report discusses the Buy American Act of 1933, which is the earliest and arguably the best known of various statutes regarding federal procurement of domestic products. The act attempts to protect U.S. businesses and labor by restricting the acquisition and use of end products or construction materials that are not "domestic."
Date:
April 26, 2016
Creator:
Manuel, Kate M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Calling Up Business on the Senate Floor
This report outlines processes or customs most often used by the Senate and then discusses some procedures less often used to call up business. The Senate takes up measures and matters under procedures set in Senate rules and by long-standing customs, thereby giving it flexibility in setting its floor agenda.
Date:
April 1, 2016
Creator:
Davis, Christopher M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Clean Power Plan: Legal Background and Pending Litigation in West Virginia v. EPA
This report provides legal background on the Clean Power Plan rule (CPP) to regulate emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), its Clean Air Act (CAA) framework under Section 111, and climate-related lawsuits that have preceded the present litigation over the CPP. It then gives an overview of the participants in the current litigation, including two groups of Members of Congress, who have offered briefs in support of the petitioners and the respondents, respectively. This report explains the major events in the litigation as of the date of publication, including the Supreme Court stay, and the likely timetable of events in the near term.
Date:
April 27, 2016
Creator:
Wyatt, Alexandra M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change Paris Agreement Opens for Signature
This report briefly provides background on the new international Paris Agreement to address greenhouse-gas-induced climate change. No international agreement has attracted as many signatures on a single day.
Date:
April 25, 2016
Creator:
Leggett, Jane A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change Paris Agreement Opens for Signature
This report discusses the new international Paris Agreement, signed by 175 out of 196 Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on April 22, 2016 to address greenhouse-gas-induced climate change.
Date:
April 25, 2016
Creator:
Leggett, Jane A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Coast Guard's programs for procuring 8 National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs). Congress's decisions on these three programs could substantially affect Coast Guard capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.
Date:
April 15, 2016
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Coast Guard's programs for procuring 8 National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs). Congress's decisions on these three programs could substantially affect Coast Guard capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.
Date:
April 4, 2016
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the sustainment and modernization of the Coast Guard's polar icebreaker fleet. Congress's decisions on this issue could affect Coast Guard funding requirements, the Coast Guard's ability to perform its polar missions, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.
Date:
April 4, 2016
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the sustainment and modernization of the Coast Guard's polar icebreaker fleet.
Date:
April 15, 2016
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congress and the Budget: 2016 Actions and Events
This report seeks to assist in (1) anticipating what budget-related actions might occur within the upcoming year, and (2) staying abreast of budget actions that occur this year. It provides a general description of the recurrent types of budgetary actions, and reflects on current events that unfold in each category during 2016.
Date:
April 22, 2016
Creator:
Driessen, Grant A. & Lynch, Megan S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Nominations to U.S. Service Academies: An Overview and Resources for Outreach and Management
This report describes statutory requirements for allocating congressional nominations to service academies. It also identifies the qualifications that must be met by potential nominees, as established by statute and each academy.
Date:
April 21, 2016
Creator:
Petersen, R. E. & Eckman, Sarah J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Connections, Volume 2, Number 2, April 2016
Newsletter of the Texas Commission on State Emergency Communications discussing news and activities of the organization as well as other information related to 9-1-1 services and other emergency communication within Texas.
Date:
April 2016
Creator:
Texas. Commission on State Emergency Communications.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History