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U.S. Agricultural Trade with Cuba: Current Limitations and Future Prospects
This report reviews the current state of agricultural trade between the United States and Cuba, identifies key impediments to expanding bilateral trade in agricultural products and key provisions in the law to which these obstacles are anchored. It also summarizes several of the bills introduced in the 114th Congress that propose to remove specific restrictions that impede trade in agricultural goods or that seek to lift the embargo on Cuba entirely.
Date:
October 1, 2015
Creator:
McMinimy, Mark A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
FY2016 Extension of the Higher Education Act: An Overview
None
Date:
October 14, 2015
Creator:
Smole, David P. & Hegji, Alexandra
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Policy Issues Related to Credit Union Lending
None
Date:
October 28, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Small Business Management and Technical Assistance Training Programs
None
Date:
October 13, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Integrated Mortgage Disclosure Forms and H.R. 3192 and S. 1484/S. 1910: In Brief
None
Date:
October 6, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pharmaceutical Patent-Antitrust: Reverse Payment Settlements and Product Hopping
This report introduces and analyzes innovation and competition policy issues associated with the pharmaceutical industry. It begins with a review of the Hatch-Waxman Act and its implications upon the availability of generic substitutes for brand-name medications. The report then turns to a basic review of the antitrust law. It then addresses judicial developments with respect to reverse payment settlements and product hopping. The report closes with a summary of congressional issues and possible alternatives.
Date:
October 7, 2015
Creator:
Thomas, John R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Financial Transactions Taxes: In Brief
None
Date:
October 22, 2015
Creator:
Knightley, Mark P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Advisory Committees: An Introduction and Overview
Federal advisory committees—which may also be labeled as commissions, councils, or task forces—are established to assist the executive branch in deliberating and, in some cases, helping to solve complex or divisive issues. Congress, the President, or an agency head may establish a federal advisory committee to render independent advice or provide policy recommendations. This report offers a history of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), examines its current requirements, and provides data on federal advisory committees operations and costs.
Date:
October 28, 2015
Creator:
Ginsberg, Wendy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Overview of Air Quality Issues in Natural Gas Systems
None
Date:
October 2, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Internet of Things: CRS Experts
None
Date:
October 13, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
FY2016 Appropriations for the Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis
None
Date:
October 21, 2015
Creator:
Williams, Jennifer D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Creating a Federal Advisory Committee in the Executive Branch
This report provides a brief overview on how Congress can establish federal advisory committees, and provides some considerations as to why a federal advisory committee may or may not be an appropriate mechanism for a particular policy or funding question. It presents data on the number of active committees established by Congress with special emphasis on the committees established in FY2014. This report concludes by presenting a list of the federal advisory committees currently proposed for establishment in legislation in the 114th Congress.
Date:
October 19, 2015
Creator:
Ginsberg, Wendy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Impact Aid, Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: A Primer
This report begins with a general overview of the various payments made under the Impact Aid program, followed by a detailed discussion of each section of Title VIII. This discussion is followed by information about recent appropriations for Impact Aid. The report concludes with an overview of programs administered by the U.S. Departments of Defense (DOD) that are often referred to as the "DOD Impact Aid" programs.
Date:
October 8, 2015
Creator:
Skinner, Rebecca R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Social Security and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Provisions in the Proposed Bipartisan Budget Agreement of 2015
None
Date:
October 28, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Electing the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Frequently Asked Questions
This report briefly poses and answers several "frequently asked questions" in relation to the floor proceedings used to elect a Speaker of the House.
Date:
October 30, 2015
Creator:
Heitshusen, Valerie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Department of Labor’s 2015 Proposed Fiduciary Rule: Background and Issues
None
Date:
October 8, 2015
Creator:
Topoleski, John J. & Shorter, Gary
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Issues in a Tax Reform Limited to Corporations and Businesses
None
Date:
October 8, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Supreme Court Appointment Process: Senate Debate and Confirmation Vote
None
Date:
October 19, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Discharge Rule in the House: Principal Features and Uses
This report provides information about the Principal Features and Uses on Discharge Rule in the House. The discharge rule allows a measure to come to the floor of considerationeven if the committee of referral does not report it and the leadership does not schedule it.
Date:
October 14, 2015
Creator:
Beth, Richard S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Methane: An Introduction to Emission Sources and Reduction Strategies
None
Date:
October 1, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2016 Appropriations: Overview
None
Date:
October 8, 2015
Creator:
Webel, Baird
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Securities Law: Insider Trading
None
Date:
October 5, 2015
Creator:
Seitzinger, Michael V.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Obama Administration’s Feed the Future Initiative
None
Date:
October 5, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Appropriations Process: A Brief Explanation
None
Date:
October 20, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library