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Final Recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force (open access)

Final Recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force

This report provides recommendations for a strengthened governance structure to provide sustained, high-level, and coordinated attention to ocean, coastal, and Great Lake issues with a framework that addresses conservation, economic activity, user conflict, and sustainable use of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources.
Date: July 19, 2010
Creator: United States. Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Executive Order - Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes (open access)

Executive Order - Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes

This order establishes a national policy to ensure the protection, maintenance, and restoration of the health of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems and resources, enhance the sustainability of ocean and coastal economies, preserve maritime heritage, support sustainable uses and access, provide for adaptive management to enhance understanding of and capacity to respond to climate change and ocean acidification, and coordinate with national security and foreign policy interests. This order also provides for the development of coastal and marine spatial plans that build upon and improve existing Federal, State, tribal, local, and regional decision making and planning processes.
Date: July 19, 2010
Creator: United States. President (2009- : Obama)
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy

This report discusses the current political state of Iran, focusing particularly on the influence of the Taliban and other militant groups and on the leadership of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. This report also discusses the U.S.-Iran relationship and U.S. efforts under the Obama Administration to provide military, reconstructive, and stabilization aid.
Date: November 19, 2010
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Offset Amendments to Appropriations Bills: Procedural Considerations (open access)

House Offset Amendments to Appropriations Bills: Procedural Considerations

This report is an introduction to selected House rules and practices governing the consideration of offset amendments to appropriations measures considered in the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union (or Committee of the Whole).
Date: November 19, 2010
Creator: Streeter, Sandy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy

This report discusses the current political state of Iran, focusing particularly on the influence of the Taliban and other militant groups and on the leadership of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. This report also discusses the U.S.-Iran relationship and U.S. efforts under the Obama Administration to provide military, reconstructive, and stabilization aid.
Date: October 19, 2010
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicaid and CHIP: Enrollment, Benefits, Expenditures, and Other Characteristics of State Premium Assistance Programs (open access)

Medicaid and CHIP: Enrollment, Benefits, Expenditures, and Other Characteristics of State Premium Assistance Programs

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Fiscal pressures, rising health care costs, and increases in the number of uninsured may lead states to look toward public-private partnerships to help finance health insurance coverage. Through Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), states have had long-standing authority to operate premium assistance programs that subsidize the purchase of private health insurance. Enacted in February 2009, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA), which reauthorized CHIP and made changes to Medicaid, provided states with additional options for operating premium assistance programs. As of November 2009, states had not implemented premium assistance programs under the new authorities provided by CHIPRA, but, as allowed by CHIPRA, states were continuing to operate their programs under preexisting authorities. Through premium assistance programs, states use Medicaid funds, CHIP funds, or both to subsidize the cost of private health insurance--such as employer-sponsored insurance (ESI)--for eligible individuals. As such, premium assistance programs contrast with direct coverage, where states provide Medicaid or CHIP benefits to enrollees by paying doctors and other providers directly or contracting with managed care organizations. Previous reports on premium assistance programs have described the programs' potential …
Date: January 19, 2010
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Status of Study Concerning Appraisal Methods and the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (open access)

Status of Study Concerning Appraisal Methods and the Home Valuation Code of Conduct

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "This letter responds to a requirement in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 that we report within 90 days on the status of a GAO study mandated by the act on real estate appraisal issues. Enacted on July 21, 2010, the act requires us to study the effectiveness and impact of options for selecting appraisers, different valuation methods, and the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC), which was designed to enhance appraiser independence. The act requires us to report to Congress on the results of our study within 12 months. For this engagement, we are focusing on appraisals of one-to-four unit residential properties. We have grouped the study objectives listed in the act under four broad questions: (1) How often are different options for selecting appraisers and valuation methods used? (2) What are the potential advantages and disadvantages of these options and methods, and how do policies, including HVCC, affect their use? (3) To what extent do valuation costs and disclosures to consumers vary by appraiser selection option and valuation method, and how has HVCC affected these costs and disclosures? (4) How do …
Date: October 19, 2010
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. International Trade: Trends and Forecasts (open access)

U.S. International Trade: Trends and Forecasts

This report discusses the U.S. trade deficit in light of the 2008 global financial crisis, with emphasis on international trade and U.S. trade policy, most recent developments in trade of goods and service, trade forecasts for the future, and how issues such as the U.S. trade deficit and international trade, particularly with China, are commonly perceived.
Date: November 19, 2010
Creator: Nanto, Dick K. & Donnelly, J. Michael
Object Type: Report
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 discusses the Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) program. Under current Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Navy plans, the number of BMD-capable Navy Aegis ships is schedule to grow from 20 at the end of FY2010 to 38 at the end of FY2015. This report discusses the concerns some have over BMD expansion, as well as BMD funding issues.
Date: November 19, 2010
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy LPD-17 Amphibious Ship Procurement: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress (open access)

Navy LPD-17 Amphibious Ship Procurement: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress

The Navy's FY2011-FY2015 shipbuilding plan calls for procuring an 11th and final San Antonio (LPD-17) class amphibious ship in FY2012. This report discusses the procurement cost estimates of this ship, as well as related issues for Congress.
Date: November 19, 2010
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interim Continuing Resolutions (CRs): Potential Impacts on Agency Operations (open access)

Interim Continuing Resolutions (CRs): Potential Impacts on Agency Operations

Continuing appropriations acts, commonly known as continuing resolutions (CRs), have been an integral component of the annual appropriations process for decades. When Congress and the President do not reach final decisions about one or more regular appropriations acts, they often negotiate and enact a CR. One type of CR used is an "interim" CR, which provides agencies with stopgap funding for a period of time until final appropriations decisions are made, or until enactment of another interm CR. This report analyzes three major potential impacts that interim CRs might have on agency operations.
Date: November 19, 2010
Creator: Brass, Clinton T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Hearings: Witness Testimony (open access)

House Committee Hearings: Witness Testimony

This report briefly discusses the witness testimony process in House of Representatives committee hearings.
Date: November 19, 2010
Creator: Davis, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 344, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 19, 2010 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 344, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 19, 2010

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: August 19, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 446, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 19, 2010 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 446, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: October 19, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 445, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 19, 2010 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 445, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: October 19, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 601, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 19, 2010 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 601, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: January 19, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 19, 2010 (open access)

Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 19, 2010

Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 19, 2010
Creator: Judson, Mary Henkel
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 345, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 19, 2010 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 345, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 19, 2010

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: August 19, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 82, Ed. 1 Friday, March 19, 2010 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 82, Ed. 1 Friday, March 19, 2010

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: March 19, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 602, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 19, 2010 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 602, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: January 19, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, February 19, 2010 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, February 19, 2010

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: February 19, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 502, Ed. 1 Friday, November 19, 2010 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 502, Ed. 1 Friday, November 19, 2010

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: November 19, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 186, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 19, 2010 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 186, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: May 19, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, February 19, 2010 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, February 19, 2010

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: February 19, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History