The Office of Economic Opportunity in 1969: A Chronology of Events (open access)

The Office of Economic Opportunity in 1969: A Chronology of Events

This report provides a chronological listing and discussion of legislative measures related to the activities of the Office of Economic Opportunity in 1969.
Date: September 11, 1969
Creator: Zachariasen, Ellen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) program, which is carried out by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Navy, and gives Navy Aegis cruisers and destroyers a capability for conducting BMD operations. Congress's decisions on the Aegis BMD program could significantly affect U.S. BMD capabilities and funding requirements, and the BMD-related industrial base.
Date: September 11, 2013
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources (open access)

Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources

Report that provides links to selected authoritative resources related to cybersecurity issues, including: legislation, hearings in the 112th Congress, data and statistics, and cybersecurity glossaries.
Date: September 11, 2012
Creator: Tehan, Rita
System: The UNT Digital Library
Automobile and Truck Fuel Economy (CAFE) and Greenhouse Gas Standards (open access)

Automobile and Truck Fuel Economy (CAFE) and Greenhouse Gas Standards

Report that looks at vehicle fuel costs, fuel consumption in the United States, and examines the estimated costs to new vehicles that may arise from the Obama Administration's new passenger vehicle fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards for vehicle model years (MY) 2017-2025.
Date: September 11, 2012
Creator: Yacobucci, Brent D.; Canis, Bill & Lattanzio, Richard K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
DHS Headquarters Consolidation Project: Issues for Congress (open access)

DHS Headquarters Consolidation Project: Issues for Congress

This report outlines the policy considerations to be evaluated in deciding whether to continue funding the consolidated Department of Homeland Security (DHS) headquarters, and to explore some of the benefits and consequences of several possible ways forward.
Date: September 11, 2013
Creator: Painter, William L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Taiwan Relationship: Overview of Policy Issues (open access)

U.S.-Taiwan Relationship: Overview of Policy Issues

This report is a succinct overview of the U.S.-Taiwan relationship including an analysis of issues. For decades, Taiwan has been of significant security, economic, and political interest to the United States. While the United States does not diplomatically recognize Taiwan, it is a significant autonomous actor in the world.
Date: September 11, 2013
Creator: Kan, Shirley A. & Morrison, Wayne M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Harbor Maintenance Finance and Funding (open access)

Harbor Maintenance Finance and Funding

This report discusses the harbor maintenance trust fund (HMTF), which receives revenue from taxes on waterborne cargo and on cruise ship passengers. The future of the HMTF is a major issue in consideration of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which is now pending in Congress.
Date: September 11, 2013
Creator: Frittelli, John
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Overview of Judicial Review of Immigration Matters (open access)

An Overview of Judicial Review of Immigration Matters

This report will summarize judicial review for immigration matters, including visa denials and revocations; removal orders and detention; naturalization delays, denials, and revocations; expatriation; and legalization denials. Administrative adjudications such as removal proceedings or determination of immigration benefits such as naturalization are beyond the scope of this report.
Date: September 11, 2013
Creator: Lee, Margaret Mikyung
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tax Policy and Disaster Recovery (open access)

Tax Policy and Disaster Recovery

This report discusses, in broad terms, disaster-related tax policy. Challenges associated with using the tax code to deliver federal financial assistance following natural disasters are also discussed.
Date: September 11, 2018
Creator: Sherlock, Molly F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. International HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Spending: FY2004-FY2008 (open access)

U.S. International HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Spending: FY2004-FY2008

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Date: September 11, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
State and Local Taxes and the Federal Alternative Minimum Tax (open access)

State and Local Taxes and the Federal Alternative Minimum Tax

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Date: September 11, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-China Counterterrorism Cooperation: Issues for U.S. Policy (open access)

U.S.-China Counterterrorism Cooperation: Issues for U.S. Policy

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Date: September 11, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), Reinsurance, and Catastrophe Bonds (open access)

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), Reinsurance, and Catastrophe Bonds

This report discusses the use of reinsurance to transfer some of the risk of an insurance policy from the primary insurer to a secondary insurer, and the National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP) decision to use reinsurance through the issuance of catastrophe bonds (which pay out when a particular type of disaster set out in the bond agreement occurs) by the secondary private insurers.
Date: September 11, 2018
Creator: Horn, Diane P. & Webel, Baird
System: The UNT Digital Library
3D-Printed Guns: An Overview of Recent Legal Developments (open access)

3D-Printed Guns: An Overview of Recent Legal Developments

This report addresses the various legal questions that have arisen in recent litigation over 3D-printed guns by providing an overview of the issues and developments that have culminated in the injunction.
Date: September 11, 2018
Creator: Foster, Michael A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Taiwan Trade Relations (open access)

U.S.-Taiwan Trade Relations

This report discusses Taiwan's economic situation and U.S.-Taiwan trade relations.
Date: September 11, 2018
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conservation Reserve Program: Status and Current Issues (open access)

Conservation Reserve Program: Status and Current Issues

This report discusses the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) enacted in 1985, which provides payments to farmers to take highly erodible or environmentally-sensitive cropland out of production for ten years or more to conserve soil and water resources.
Date: September 11, 2008
Creator: Cowan, Tadlock
System: The UNT Digital Library
Particulate Matter (PM2.5): Implementation of the 1997 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) (open access)

Particulate Matter (PM2.5): Implementation of the 1997 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)

Particulate matter (PM), including fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and larger, but still inhalable particles (PM10), is one of the six principal pollutants for which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) under the Clean Air Act (CAA). This report outlines the implementation process for the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS and describes issues raised as EPA and states develop implementation strategies.
Date: September 11, 2008
Creator: Esworthy, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
China's Economic Rise: History, Trends, Challenges, and Implications for the United States (open access)

China's Economic Rise: History, Trends, Challenges, and Implications for the United States

This report provides background on China's economic rise; describes its current economic structure; identifies the challenges China faces to maintain economic growth; and discusses the challenges, opportunities, and implications of China's economic rise.
Date: September 11, 2015
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tax-Exempt Organizations: Political Activity Restrictions and Disclosure Requirements (open access)

Tax-Exempt Organizations: Political Activity Restrictions and Disclosure Requirements

This report examines the limitations that the Internal Revenue Code places on political activity -- including lobbying and campaign intervention -- by tax-exempt organizations.
Date: September 11, 2007
Creator: Lunder, Erika
System: The UNT Digital Library
Procedures for Congressional Action in Relation to a Nuclear Agreement with Iran: In Brief (open access)

Procedures for Congressional Action in Relation to a Nuclear Agreement with Iran: In Brief

This report provides, in brief, analysis of the congressional procedural provisions laid out in the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-17). The act establishes a period for Congress to review any comprehensive agreement, during which certain presidential actions to provide relief from sanctions on Iran are barred.
Date: September 11, 2015
Creator: Heitshusen, Valerie & Beth, Richard S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy DDG-1000 and DDG-51 Destroyer Programs: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress (open access)

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

This report provides background information on the DDG-1000 (Zumwalt) program. It discusses the Navy's proposed FY2010 budget requests of $1,084.2 million to complete the cost of a third Zumwalt-class destroyer that was authorized but only partially funded in FY2009.
Date: September 11, 2008
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Overview of the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (open access)

An Overview of the HOME Investment Partnerships Program

This report provides an introduction to the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, including a brief history, an overview of allowable uses of HOME funds, and a description of certain program requirements. It also provides information on funding for the program and how that funding has been used.
Date: September 11, 2014
Creator: Jones, Katie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran's Nuclear Program: Tehran's Compliance with International Obligations (open access)

Iran's Nuclear Program: Tehran's Compliance with International Obligations

This report provides a brief overview of Iran's nuclear program and describes the legal basis for the actions taken by the IAEA board and the Security Council. It will be updated as events warrant.
Date: September 11, 2009
Creator: Kerr, Paul K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Trade Commission's Regulation of Data Security Under Its Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices (UDAP) Authority (open access)

The Federal Trade Commission's Regulation of Data Security Under Its Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices (UDAP) Authority

This report will discuss the FTC's legal authority under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act) in relation to data security, and the two aforementioned cases.
Date: September 11, 2014
Creator: Stevens, Gina
System: The UNT Digital Library