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Libya: Transition and U.S. Policy (open access)

Libya: Transition and U.S. Policy

This report discusses the revolution and post-conflict transition in Libya, triggered in mid-February 2011 by a chain of events resulting in the death of the Prime Minister (Qadhafi); a new government was elected in July. The report also looks at the military and economic state of the country, including human rights, Islam and politics, and Libya's oil assets.
Date: May 22, 2014
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources, by Topic (open access)

Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources, by Topic

This report provides references to analytical reports on cybersecurity from CRS, other government agencies, trade associations, and interest groups. The reports and related websites are grouped under the following cybersecurity topics: policy overview; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC); cloud computing and FedRAMP; critical infrastructure; cybercrime, data breaches and data security; national security, cyber espionage, and cyberwar (including Stuxnet); international efforts; education/training/workforce; and research and development (R&D).
Date: May 22, 2014
Creator: Tehan, Rita
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
"Holds" in the Senate (open access)

"Holds" in the Senate

This report discusses a wide range of proposals aimed at reforming holds (an informal practice among Senators to communicate policy views and scheduling preferences) to infuse more accountability, uniformity, and transparency in their use and to make it clear that holds are not a veto on the majority leader's prerogative of calling up measures or matters.
Date: May 22, 2014
Creator: Oleszek, Mark J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Achievements of and Outlook for Sanctions on Iran (open access)

Achievements of and Outlook for Sanctions on Iran

This report analyzes the effect that sanctions have had in contributing to the achievement of U.S. objectives on Iran and analyzes several scenarios that might affect whether sanctions are eased or increased, or that might affect the effectiveness of the sanctions. It briefly reviews the imposition of sanctions, both by the United States and the international community, and discusses their stated objectives.
Date: April 22, 2014
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Administrative Law Primer: Statutory Definitions of "Agency" and Characteristics of Agency Independence (open access)

Administrative Law Primer: Statutory Definitions of "Agency" and Characteristics of Agency Independence

This report explores several important statutes that regulate agencies and these statutes' respective definitions of "agency." These statutes include the Administrative Procedure Act, the Freedom of Information Act, the Federal Records Act, statutes governing federal employees, and the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Date: May 22, 2014
Creator: Cole, Jared P. & Shedd, Daniel T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Target Data Breach: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

The Target Data Breach: Frequently Asked Questions

This report answers some frequently asked questions about the Target (store) data breach, including what is known to have happened in the breach, and what costs may result. It also examines some of the broader issues common to data breaches, including how the payment system works, how cybersecurity costs are shared and allocated within the payment system, who bears the losses in such breaches more generally, what emerging cybersecurity technologies may help prevent them, and what role the government could play in encouraging their adoption, as well as some of the legislation that the 113th Congress has introduced to deal with these issues.
Date: April 22, 2014
Creator: Weiss, N. E. & Miller, Rena S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Spectrum Policy: Provisions in the 2012 Spectrum Act (open access)

Spectrum Policy: Provisions in the 2012 Spectrum Act

This report discusses the Spectrum Act, a provision of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012. It includes an overview of the Spectrum Act, the specific policy revisions (deficit reduction, directed auctions, incentive auctions, federal spectrum use and reallocation, and unlicensed spectrum) and a conclusion discussing geographic coverage of spectrum licenses, spectrum caps, and planning for future needs.
Date: May 22, 2014
Creator: Moore, Linda K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recently Expired Community Assistance Related Tax Provisions ("Tax Extenders"): In Brief (open access)

Recently Expired Community Assistance Related Tax Provisions ("Tax Extenders"): In Brief

This report briefly summarizes four community assistance-related tax provisions included in the EXPIRE Act, which are (1) the New Markets Tax Credit, (2) Empowerment Zone Tax Incentives, (3) allocation of bond limitations for Qualified Zone Academy Bonds, and (4) the American Samoa Economic Development Credit.
Date: May 22, 2014
Creator: Lowry, Sean
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Long-Term Services and Supports: In Brief (open access)

Long-Term Services and Supports: In Brief

This report provides an overview of long-term services and supports (LTSS) -- a component of personal health care -- including information in response to the following questions: What is LTSS? Who needs LTSS? Who provides LTSS? How much does LTSS cost?
Date: April 22, 2014
Creator: Colello, Kirsten J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Flood Insurance: Strategies for Increasing Private Sector Involvement (open access)

Flood Insurance: Strategies for Increasing Private Sector Involvement

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "According to stakeholders with whom GAO spoke, several conditions must be present to increase private sector involvement in the sale of flood insurance. First, insurers need to be able to accurately assess risk to determine premium rates. For example, stakeholders told GAO that access to National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policy and claims data and upcoming improvements in private sector computer modeling could enable them to better assess risk. Second, insurers need to be able to charge premium rates that reflect the full estimated risk of potential flood losses while still allowing the companies to make a profit, as well as be able to decide which applicants they will insure. However, stakeholders said that such rates might seem unaffordable to many homeowners. Third, insurers need sufficient consumer participation to properly manage and diversify their risk, but stakeholders said that many property owners do not buy flood insurance because they may have an inaccurate perception of their risk of flooding."
Date: January 22, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
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: April 22, 2014
Creator: Kan, Shirley A. & Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 34, Pages 6295-6760, August 22, 2014 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 34, Pages 6295-6760, August 22, 2014

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: August 22, 2014
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 139, No. 43, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 22, 2014 (open access)

Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 139, No. 43, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Weekly newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 22, 2014
Creator: Newman, Doris
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of North Texas Libraries: Willis Library Second Floor Renovation (open access)

University of North Texas Libraries: Willis Library Second Floor Renovation

Report for the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries. At the request of Dean of Libraries, Dr. Martin Halbert, consultant Charles Forrest conducted a one-day site visit to the UNT Libraries on April 18, 2014. The site visit encompassed a brief tour of facilities, meeting with staff, a workshop with library staff, and a second workshop with a more broadly-based group of library staff, students, and other UNT stakeholders. The results of this site visit and recommendations are summarized in this report.
Date: May 22, 2014
Creator: Forrest, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Financial Conflict of Interest Rules and Biomedical Research: A Legal Overview (open access)

Federal Financial Conflict of Interest Rules and Biomedical Research: A Legal Overview

This report discusses recent administrative and Legislative developments with respect to the law regarding FCOIs and biomedical research. It also discusses about HHS requirements for FCOIs, Other Agency Requirements with Respect to FCOIs and Current Developments.
Date: August 22, 2014
Creator: Nolan, Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water Infrastructure Financing: History of EPA Appropriations (open access)

Water Infrastructure Financing: History of EPA Appropriations

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Date: December 22, 2014
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Temporary Professional, Managerial, and Skilled Foreign Workers: Policy and Trends (open access)

Temporary Professional, Managerial, and Skilled Foreign Workers: Policy and Trends

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Date: September 22, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Introduction to Financial Services: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (open access)

Introduction to Financial Services: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

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Date: December 22, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Key Historical Court Decisions Shaping EPA’s Program Under the Clean Air Act (open access)

Key Historical Court Decisions Shaping EPA’s Program Under the Clean Air Act

This report provides a selective overview of court decisions that historically have most shaped EPA’s program under the Clean Air Act (CAA).
Date: August 22, 2014
Creator: Meltz, Robert
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Export-Import Bank Reauthorization: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Export-Import Bank Reauthorization: Frequently Asked Questions

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Date: December 22, 2014
Creator: Akhtar, Shayerah Ilias; Carpenter, David H.; Levit, Mindy R. & Taylor, Julia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reauthorization of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA) (open access)

Reauthorization of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA)

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Date: December 22, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Crop Insurance Provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill (P.L. 113-79) (open access)

Crop Insurance Provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill (P.L. 113-79)

This report discusses the enacted 2014 farm bill that enhances the federal crop insurance program by expanding its scope, covering a greater share of farm losses, and making other modification that broaden policy coverage.
Date: April 22, 2014
Creator: Shields, Dennis A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 137, No. 94, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 22, 2014 (open access)

The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 137, No. 94, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 22, 2014

Semi-weekly newspaper from Gilmer, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 22, 2014
Creator: Parker, Vic
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 137, No. 85, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 22, 2014 (open access)

The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 137, No. 85, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Semi-weekly newspaper from Gilmer, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 22, 2014
Creator: Parker, Vic
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History