Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 30, Pages 4387-4594, July 29, 2022 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 30, Pages 4387-4594, July 29, 2022

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: July 29, 2022
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce: Background, Analysis, and Questions for Congress (open access)

The Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce: Background, Analysis, and Questions for Congress

This report provides background on the Department of Defense (DOD) acquisition workforce. Specifically, the report addresses the following questions: 1. What is the acquisition workforce? 2. What is the current size of the acquisition workforce? 3. How has Congress sought to improve the acquisition workforce in the past? 4. What are some potential questions for Congress to explore in the area of acquisition workforce management to improve acquisitions?
Date: July 29, 2016
Creator: Schwartz, Moshe; Francis, Kathryn A. & O'Connor, Charles V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Economic Development Administration: FY2016 Appropriations (open access)

Economic Development Administration: FY2016 Appropriations

This report discusses budget issues for the Economic Development Administration (EDA), which was created pursuant to the enactment of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, with the objective of fostering growth in economically distressed areas characterized by high levels of unemployment and low per-capita income levels.
Date: July 29, 2016
Creator: Boyd, Eugene
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Benefits and Services for People with Low Income: Overview of Spending Trends, FY2008-FY2015 (open access)

Federal Benefits and Services for People with Low Income: Overview of Spending Trends, FY2008-FY2015

This report is the most recent in a series that attempts to identify and discuss programs that provide federal benefits and services targeted toward low-income populations, focusing on aggregate spending trends. The report looks at federal low-income spending from FY2008 (at the onset of the 2007-2009 recession) through FY2015 (after implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or ACA).
Date: July 29, 2016
Creator: Spar, Karen & Falk, Gene
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Issues (open access)

FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Issues

This report provides a brief synopsis of sections in each bill (H.R. 4909 as passed by the House on May 26, 2016, and S. 2943 as passed by the Senate on July 21, 2016) that pertain to selected personnel policies. These include issues such as military end-strengths, pay and benefits, military healthcare (TRICARE), military retirement, and other major policy issues.
Date: July 29, 2016
Creator: Kamarck, Kristy N.; Jansen, Don J.; Kapp, Lawrence; Mason, R. C. & Torreon, Barbara Salazar
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Human Trafficking and Forced Labor: Trends in Import Restrictions (open access)

Human Trafficking and Forced Labor: Trends in Import Restrictions

This report discusses issues regarding a provision against forced labor in the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307), which prohibited from import into the United States "all goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in any foreign country by convict labor or/and forced labor or/and indentured labor under penal sanctions" (Section 307 of the Act).
Date: July 29, 2016
Creator: Rosen, Liana W.; Villarreal, M. A. & Feng, Ashley
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 31, Pages 5477-5630, July 29, 2016 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 31, Pages 5477-5630, July 29, 2016

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: July 29, 2016
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Law Library Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2018 and 2019 (open access)

Texas State Law Library Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2018 and 2019

Report submitted by the Texas State Law Library to the Texas 85th regular legislature requesting appropriations to fund programming and activities. It includes an overview of the institution's goals, summaries of appropriations requests for fiscal years 2018 and 2019, and supporting documentation.
Date: July 29, 2016
Creator: Texas. State Law Library.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The 2015 National Military Strategy: Background and Questions for Congress (open access)

The 2015 National Military Strategy: Background and Questions for Congress

This report discusses the National Military Strategy (NMS) that describes a global environment marked by increasing interdependence, complexity, and the diffusion of information and technologies across state boundaries.
Date: July 29, 2015
Creator: McInnis, Kathleen J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Armed Career Criminal Act (18 U.S.C. 924(e)): An Overview (open access)

Armed Career Criminal Act (18 U.S.C. 924(e)): An Overview

This report discusses the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. 924(e). The law requires a minimum 15-year term of imprisonment for recidivists convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. 922(g), who have three prior state or federal convictions for violent felonies or serious drug offenses.
Date: July 29, 2015
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act: Legislative Actions in the 114th Congress (open access)

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act: Legislative Actions in the 114th Congress

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Date: July 29, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress (open access)

Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress

This report discusses the process of naming Navy ships, which have traditionally been chosen and announced by the Secretary of the Navy.
Date: July 29, 2015
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Patent Litigation Reform Legislation in the 114th Congress (open access)

Patent Litigation Reform Legislation in the 114th Congress

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Date: July 29, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs (open access)

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs

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Date: July 29, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Thailand: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Thailand: Background and U.S. Relations

This report looks at the relationship between the U.S. and Thailand, in particular, recent rivalries between populist political forces, nepotism in government, and Thai relationships with neighboring countries.
Date: July 29, 2015
Creator: Chanlett-Avery, Emma; Dolven, Ben & Mackey, Wil
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trafficking in Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean (open access)

Trafficking in Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean

This report describes the nature and scope of the problem of human trafficking in Latin America and the Caribbean, including U.S. efforts to deal with trafficking in persons in the region, as well as the successes and failures of some recent country and regional antitrafficking efforts. The report concludes by raising issues that may be helpful for the 113th Congress to consider as it continues to address human trafficking as part of its authorization, appropriations, and oversight activities.
Date: July 29, 2015
Creator: Ribando Seelke, Clare
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Algeria: Current Issues (open access)

Algeria: Current Issues

Report discussing the Algeria's current political and social issues and the effects they have on United States and Algerian relations.
Date: July 29, 2014
Creator: Arieff, Alexis
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Child Support Enforcement: $25 Annual User Fee (open access)

Child Support Enforcement: $25 Annual User Fee

This report discusses the child support enforcement. It is categorized into three categories: (I) Background, (II) Annual CSE User Fee, and (III) Implementation of CSE User Fee.
Date: July 29, 2014
Creator: Solomon-Fears, Carmen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (open access)

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

This report describes what the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States (C.F.I.U.S.) and how the organization operates.
Date: July 29, 2014
Creator: Jackson, James M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) (open access)

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)

The report discusses the committee on foreign Investment in the United States and the aim of this program is to make attracting foreign investment as important a component of U.S. foreign policy as promoting exports.
Date: July 29, 2014
Creator: Jackson, James K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recruiting and Retention: An Overview of FY2012 and FY2013 Results for Active and Reserve Component Enlisted Personnel (open access)

Recruiting and Retention: An Overview of FY2012 and FY2013 Results for Active and Reserve Component Enlisted Personnel

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Date: July 29, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Summary Cost Data for Health Plans Available in Delaware’s Exchange, 2014: Fact Sheet (open access)

Summary Cost Data for Health Plans Available in Delaware’s Exchange, 2014: Fact Sheet

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Date: July 29, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Summary Cost Data for Health Plans Available in Florida’s Exchange, 2014: Fact Sheet (open access)

Summary Cost Data for Health Plans Available in Florida’s Exchange, 2014: Fact Sheet

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Date: July 29, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Summary Cost Data for Health Plans Available in Michigan’s Exchange, 2014: Fact Sheet (open access)

Summary Cost Data for Health Plans Available in Michigan’s Exchange, 2014: Fact Sheet

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Date: July 29, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library