Department of Homeland Security Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2018 (open access)

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2018

This report provides an overview and analysis of FY2018 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The primary focus of this report is on Congressional direction and funding provided to DHS through the appropriations process, though note is also made of funding made available to DHS outside this process (e.g., user fees and trust funds). It includes an Appendix with definitions of key budget terms used throughout the suite of Congressional Research Service reports on homeland security appropriations. It also directs the reader to other reports providing context for and additional details regarding specific component appropriations and issues engaged through the FY2018 appropriations process.
Date: August 22, 2017
Creator: Painter, William L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape (open access)

The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape

This report discusses the role of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), its appropriations requests for fiscal year 2018, and various proposals for restructuring the agency made in Congress.
Date: August 14, 2017
Creator: Figliola, Patricia Moloney
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparing DHS Component Funding, Fiscal Year 2018: In Brief (open access)

Comparing DHS Component Funding, Fiscal Year 2018: In Brief

This report illustrates the appropriations for various parts of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for fiscal year 2018 compared with funding levels for fiscal year 2017 in a series of charts and tables.
Date: August 21, 2017
Creator: Painter, William L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Research and Development Funding: Fiscal Year 2018 (open access)

Federal Research and Development Funding: Fiscal Year 2018

This report begins with a discussion of the overall level of President Trump's FY2018 R&D request, followed by analyses of the R&D funding request from a variety of perspectives and for selected multiagency R&D initiatives. The report concludes with discussion and analysis of the R&D budget requests of selected federal departments and agencies that, collectively, account for nearly 99% of total federal R&D funding. Selected terms associated with federal R&D funding are defined in the text box on the next page. Appendix A provides a list of acronyms and abbreviations.
Date: August 14, 2017
Creator: Sargent, John F., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
In Brief: Highlights of Fiscal Year 2018 Defense Appropriations Actions (open access)

In Brief: Highlights of Fiscal Year 2018 Defense Appropriations Actions

This report outlines the defense related appropriations request for fiscal year 2018 and selected issues in Congress dealing with the defense budget.
Date: August 2, 2017
Creator: Williams, Lynn M. & Towell, Pat
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Columbia Class (Ohio Replacement) Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN[X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Columbia Class (Ohio Replacement) Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN[X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report discusses the Navy's program for building and procuring new Columbia Class ballistic missile submarines and their 2018 fiscal year requests to Congress.
Date: August 8, 2017
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

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: August 15, 2017
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Public Health Service Agencies: Overview and Funding (Fiscal Year 2016-Fiscal Year 2018) (open access)

Public Health Service Agencies: Overview and Funding (Fiscal Year 2016-Fiscal Year 2018)

This report outlines the funding types received by U.S. Public Health Service agencies and provides brief overviews of each agency and their recent funding trends. The eight agencies discussed are the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Agency for Toxic Substances and and Disease Registry (ATSDR), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Indian Health Service (IHS), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Date: August 16, 2017
Creator: Redhead, C. Stephen; Dabrowska, Agata; Bagalman, Erin; Heisler, Elayne J.; Johnson, Judith A.; Lister, Sarah A. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy John Lewis (TAO-205) Class Oiler Shipbuilding Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy John Lewis (TAO-205) Class Oiler Shipbuilding Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the John Lewis (TAO205) class oiler shipbuilding program, a program to build a new class of 20 fleet oilers for the Navy. The TAO-205 program was previously known as the TAO(X) program. The first ship in the program was funded in FY2016 at a cost of $674.2 million. The Navy's proposed FY2018 budget requests $466.0 million in procurement funding for the second ship, which the Navy wants to procure in FY2018, and $75.1 million in advance procurement (AP) funding for the third ship, which the Navy wants to procure in FY2019.
Date: August 14, 2017
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues for Congress

This report presents background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Navy's Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) and Zumwalt (DDG-1000) class destroyer programs. The Navy's proposed FY2018 budget requests funding for the procurement of two DDG-51s. Decisions that Congress makes concerning destroyer procurement could substantially affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.
Date: August 11, 2017
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Title X (Public Health Service Act) Family Planning Program (open access)

Title X (Public Health Service Act) Family Planning Program

This report describes the Title X Family Planning Act grant program, allowed uses for the funds, common issues encountered at family planning centers such as teen pregnancy and reporting rules, and funding for fiscal year 2018.
Date: August 31, 2017
Creator: Napili, Angela
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy LX (R) Amphibious Ship Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy LX (R) Amphibious Ship Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the LX(R) program, a program to build a new class of amphibious ships for the Navy. The Navy wants to procure the first LX(R) in FY2020. The Navy's proposed FY2018 budget requests $9.6 million in research and development funds for the LX(R) program. Decisions Congress makes on the LX(R) program will affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.
Date: August 14, 2017
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: Overview of Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations (open access)

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: Overview of Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations

This report first presents a brief overview of the major agencies in the annual Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. It then describes the appropriations requested by President Trump for FY2018. Next, it compares the President's request for FY2018 with appropriations enacted for FY2017. It then compares the amounts in H.R. 3354, as reported by the House Appropriations Committee, with FY2017 enacted appropriations and with FY2018 appropriations requested by the President.
Date: August 29, 2017
Creator: Vincent, Carol Hardy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Judiciary Appropriations, Fiscal Year 2018 (open access)

Judiciary Appropriations, Fiscal Year 2018

This report provides an overview of the consideration of FY2018 judiciary appropriations, with subsections covering each major action, including the initial submission of the request on May 23, 2017; a hearing held by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government; the House Appropriations subcommittee markup on June 29, 2017; and the House Appropriations Committee markup on July 13, 2017. The status of FY2018 judiciary appropriations is summarized in Table 1. This overview is followed by a section on prior-year actions and funding. The report then provides an overview of judiciary accounts.
Date: August 30, 2017
Creator: Glassman, Matthew E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
South Texas College Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2018 and 2019 (open access)

South Texas College Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2018 and 2019

Report submitted by South Texas College 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: August 5, 2016
Creator: South Texas College
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Library & Archives Commission Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2018 and 2019 (open access)

Texas State Library & Archives Commission Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2018 and 2019

Report submitted by Texas State Library & Archives Commission 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: August 5, 2016
Creator: Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas A&M University Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2018 and 2019 (open access)

Texas A&M University Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2018 and 2019

Report submitted by Texas A&M University 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: August 2016
Creator: Texas A & M University
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Prosecuting Attorney Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2018 and 2019 (open access)

Texas State Prosecuting Attorney Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2018 and 2019

Report submitted by the Office of the State Prosecuting Attorney 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: August 5, 2016
Creator: Texas. State Prosecuting Attorney's Office.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cisco College Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2018 and 2019 (open access)

Cisco College Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2018 and 2019

Report submitted by Cisco College 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: August 3, 2016
Creator: Cisco College
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Office of Capital and Forensic Writs Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2018 and 2019 (open access)

Texas Office of Capital and Forensic Writs Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2018 and 2019

Report submitted by the Office of Capital and Forensic Writs 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: August 5, 2016
Creator: Texas. Office of Capital and Forensic Writs.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2018 and 2019 (open access)

Texas Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2018 and 2019

Report submitted by the Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners 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: August 5, 2016
Creator: Texas. Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2017-2021 (open access)

Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2017-2021

Agency strategic plan for the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission describing the organization's mission, goals and action plans, redundancies and impediments, budget structure, performance measure definitions, historically underutilized business plan, agency workforce plan, and report on customer service.
Date: August 1, 2016
Creator: Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas First Court of Appeals Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2018 and 2019 (open access)

Texas First Court of Appeals Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2018 and 2019

Report submitted by the First Court of Appeals 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: August 12, 2016
Creator: Texas. Court of Appeals (1st)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Requests for Legislative Appropriations: Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 (open access)

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Requests for Legislative Appropriations: Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019

Report submitted by the Department of Licensing and Regulation 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: August 11, 2016
Creator: Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History