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Texas 21st Century Community Learning Centers: 2014-15 Evaluation Report
An evaluation report for the Texas Education Agency that examines the effectiveness of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) and related programs in Texas.
Date:
May 2016
Creator:
Devaney, Elizabeth; Naftzger, Neil; Liu, Feng; Sniegowski, Samantha; Shields, Joseph & Booth, Eric
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Communications and Radar-Supported Transportation Operations and Planning: Final Report
"This project designs a conceptual framework to harness and mature wireless technology to improve transportation safety, with a focus on frontal collision warning/collision avoidance (CW/CA) systems."
Date:
May 2016
Creator:
Motro, Michael; Kim, Taewan; Kalantari, Rahi; Ghosh, Joydeep; Choi, Junil; Ali, Anum et al.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Biennial Report to the 85th Legislature,Texas Commission on Envronmental Quality, Fiscal Years 2015-2016
Biennial report of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to the 85th Legislature of Texas describing the agency's goals, activities, and recommendations for further plans.
Date:
May 6, 2016
Creator:
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Legislative Budget Board Summary of Fiscal Size-up for the 2016-17 Biennium
Report giving a summary of the state budget fiscal size-up for the 2016-17 biennium.
Date:
May 2016
Creator:
Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Legislative Budget Board Fiscal Size-Up 2016-17 Biennium
Report outlining information on the state budget and legislation from the 84th Texas Legislature that affected each department in the state budget for the 2016-17 biennium.
Date:
May 2016
Creator:
Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Inmate Monthly Report: April 2016
Report issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice providing statistical information about inmates received and departed in April 2016 and inmate numbers in each prison.
Date:
May 2016
Creator:
Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Summary for Policy-makers
Report summarizing the policy-relevant findings of the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme' 2015 assessments of short-lived climate pollutants (Methane, Black carbon, and Ozone).
Date:
May 23, 2016
Creator:
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Wildfire Smoke: A Guide for Public Health Officials
This report is designed to help local public health officials prepare for smoke events, to take measures to protect the public when smoke is present, and communicate with the public about wildfire smoke and health.
Date:
May 2016
Creator:
United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
2013 National Ocean Dumping Site Monitoring Assessment Report
This national report presents EPA's ocean dumping monitoring activities in fiscal year 2013. EPA conducted 13 surveys at 20 ocean disposal sites offshore from Puerto Rico, Virginia, South Carolina, Florida, Texas, Hawaii, and Oregon. This report summarizes each survey's objectives(s), activities, conclusions, and recommended environmental management actions.
Date:
May 2016
Creator:
United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Water.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Regulatory Impact Analysis of the Final Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources
A report which analyzes an action which amends the new source performance standards (NSPS) for the oil and natural gas source category by setting standards for both methane and volatile organic compounds (VOC) for certain equipment, processes and activities across this source category.
Date:
May 2016
Creator:
United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air and Radiation.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Offsets, Supplemental Appropriations, and the Disaster Relief Fund: FY1990-FY2013
This report discusses the history of the use of offsetting rescissions to pay for supplemental appropriations to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) from FY1990 through FY2013.
Date:
May 31, 2016
Creator:
Painter, William L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Funding for Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) at DOE: In Brief
This report discusses issues regarding funding for carbon capture and sequestration (or storage) programs. CCS is a physical process that involves capturing man-made carbon dioxide (CO2) at its source and storing it before its release to the atmosphere.
Date:
May 26, 2016
Creator:
Folger, Peter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and potential issues for Congress on the Navy's irregular warfare (IW) and counterterrorism (CT) operations. The Navy's IW and CT activities pose a number of potential oversight issues for Congress, including how much emphasis to place on IW and CT activities in future Navy budgets.
Date:
May 27, 2016
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy LX(R) Amphibious Ship Program: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the LX(R) amphibious ship program, a Navy program to build a new class of 11 amphibious ships. The Navy wants to procure the first LX(R) in FY2020. Decisions Congress makes on the LX(R) program will affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.
Date:
May 27, 2016
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Presidential References to the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force in Publicly Available Executive Actions and Reports to Congress
This memorandum sets out information and analysis concerning presidential references in official notifications and records to the Authorization for Use of Military Force (2001 AUMF; Public Law 107-40; 50 U.S.C. § 1541 note), enacted in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. It contains very brief discussions of the relevant provisions of the 2001 AUMF, and the uses of U.S. armed forces connected with 2001 AUMF authority, as well as excerpted language and other information from the notifications.
Date:
May 11, 2016
Creator:
Weed, Matthew
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Display of the Confederate Flag at Federal Cemeteries in the United States
This report discusses policies regarding the display of the Confederate Flag at national cemeteries. If a state observes a Confederate Memorial Day, National Park Service (NPS) cemeteries in the state may permit a sponsoring group to decorate the graves of Confederate veterans with small Confederate flags. Additionally, such flags may also be displayed on the nationally observed Memorial Day, to accompany the U.S. flag on the graves of Confederate veterans.
Date:
May 20, 2016
Creator:
Comay, Laura B. & Szymendera, Scott D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fact Sheet: Selected Highlights of the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4909)
This report provides selected highlights of H.R. 4909, the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) reported by the House Armed Services Committee on May 4, 2016 (H.Rept. 114-537). Table 1 provides a summary of amounts recommended for authorization. Table 2 provides a summary of selected congressional budget reductions and restrictions, and Table 3 provides a summary of selected Administration policy and cost-cutting proposals. Table 4 provides a summary of selected congressional budget increases and policy initiatives.
Date:
May 12, 2016
Creator:
Towell, Pat & Williams, Lynn M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Abortion and Family Planning-Related Provisions in U.S. Foreign Assistance Law and Policy
This report details legislation and policies that restrict or place requirements on U.S. funding of abortion or family planning activities abroad. The level and extent of federal funding for these activities is an ongoing and controversial issue in U.S. foreign assistance and will likely continue to be a point of contention during the 114th Congress.
Date:
May 17, 2016
Creator:
Blanchfield, Luisa
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Goldwater-Nichols at 30: Defense Reform and Issues for Congress
This report is designed to assist Congress as it evaluates the many different defense reform proposals suggested by the variety of stakeholders and institutions within the U.S. national security community. It includes an outline of the strategic context for defense reform, both in the Goldwater-Nichols era and today. It then builds a framework to understand the DOD management challenge, and situates some of the most-discussed reform proposals within that framework. It concludes with some questions Congress may ponder as it exercises oversight over the Pentagon.
Date:
May 11, 2016
Creator:
McInnis, Kathleen J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Public Health Service Agencies: Overview and Funding (FY2015-FY2017)
This report gives a brief overview of the eight agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) which are designated components of the U.S. Public Health Services (PHS), and summarizes its funding for FY2015 through FY2017.
Date:
May 19, 2016
Creator:
Redhead, C. S.; Dabrowska, Agata; Bagalman, Erin; Heisler, Elayne J.; Johnson, Judith A.; Lister, Sarah A. et al.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Transportation Security: Issues for the 114th Congress
This report examines aviation, transit and passenger rail security, as well as port and maritime security. The difficulty and cost of protecting the transportation sector from attack raises a core question for policymakers, i.e., how much effort and resources to put toward protecting potential targets versus pursuing and fighting terrorists.
Date:
May 9, 2016
Creator:
Elias, Bart; Peterman, David R. & Frittelli, John
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: Issues for the 114th Congress
This report is divided into three major sections analyzing Cuba's political and economic environment, U.S. policy, and selected issues in U.S.-Cuban relations.
Date:
May 25, 2016
Creator:
Sullivan, Mark P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)/Frigate Program: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)/Frigate program, a program to procure a large number of LCSs and modified LCSs. The modified LCSs are to be referred to as frigates. The Navy's execution of the program has been a matter of congressional oversight attention for several years. The program presents several oversight issues for Congress.
Date:
May 27, 2016
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Information Warfare: DOD's Response to the Islamic State Hacking Activities
This report briefly examines the Islamic State's (IS) strategy of accessing U.S. government computer systems for a variety of purposes, and the Department of Defense's (DOD) response.
Date:
May 10, 2016
Creator:
Theohary, Catherine A.; McInnis, Kathleen J. & Rollins, John W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library