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The Receipt of Gifts by Federal Employees in the Executive Branch (open access)

The Receipt of Gifts by Federal Employees in the Executive Branch

This report provides information on the federal statutes, regulations, and guidelines concerning the restrictions on the acceptance of gifts and things of value by officers or employees in the executive branch of the United States government.
Date: July 25, 2014
Creator: Maskell, Jack
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: Frequently Asked Questions and Background (open access)

U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: Frequently Asked Questions and Background

This report provides information about the early August 2014 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC, and policy issues likely to be addressed by participants in the summit and other events being held in conjunction with it.
Date: July 25, 2014
Creator: Cook, Nicolas; Arieff, Alexis; Blanchard, Lauren Ploch & Williams, Brock R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: History, Impact, and Issues (open access)

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: History, Impact, and Issues

This report examines debates regarding what constitutes an "unfunded federal mandate" and the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995's (UMRA) implementation, requirements, and costs. It also assesses UMRA's impact on federal mandates and arguments concerning UMRA's future.
Date: September 25, 2014
Creator: Dilger, Robert Jay & Beth, Richard S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Research for Congressional Staff: How to Find Documents and Other Resources (open access)

Legislative Research for Congressional Staff: How to Find Documents and Other Resources

This report is one of a series of reports on legislative process and research; it is intended to serve as a finding aid to sources of information, such as documents, news articles, analysis, contacts and services, used in legislative research.
Date: September 25, 2014
Creator: Cornell, Ada S.; Greene, Michael & Hanson, Laura A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Poverty in the United States: 2013 (open access)

Poverty in the United States: 2013

This report discusses poverty in United States that varies widely across the population according to age, education, labor force attachment, family living arrangements, and area of residence, among other factors. The report elaborates on the poverty among selected groups, the geography of poverty, and the research supplemental poverty measure.
Date: September 25, 2014
Creator: Gabe, Thomas
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Reserve: Oversight and Disclosure Issues (open access)

Federal Reserve: Oversight and Disclosure Issues

The report discusses recently-enacted legislation and legislation introduced in the 113th Congress related to the Federal Reserve (Fed). It also provides information about the potential impact of greater oversight and disclosure on the Fed's independence and its ability to achieve its macroeconomic and financial stability goals.
Date: July 25, 2014
Creator: Labonte, Marc
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fire Management Assistance Grants: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Fire Management Assistance Grants: Frequently Asked Questions

This report answers frequently asked questions about the Fire Management Assistance Grant, which authorized by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act provides various forms of federal assistance such as the provision of equipment, personnel, and grants to state, local, and tribal governments for the control, management, and mitigation of any fire on certain public or private forest land or grassland that might become a major disaster.
Date: September 25, 2014
Creator: Lindsay, Bruce R.; McCarthy, Francis X.; Hoover, Katie & Bracmort, Kelsi
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effectiveness of the Community Reinvestment Act (open access)

The Effectiveness of the Community Reinvestment Act

This report informs the congressional debate concerning the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) effectiveness to incentivize bank lending and investment activity tolow- and moderate-income (LMI) borrowers. After a discussion of the CRA's origins, the examination process and bank activities that are eligible for consideration of CRA credits are presented. Next, the difficulty of determining the CRA's influence on bank behavior is discussed.
Date: July 25, 2014
Creator: Getter, Darryl E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kinetic studies of the reaction of atomic sulfur with acetylene (open access)

Kinetic studies of the reaction of atomic sulfur with acetylene

Article on kinetic studies of the reaction of atomic sulfur with acetylene.
Date: June 25, 2014
Creator: Ayling, Sean; Gao, Yide & Marshall, Paul
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Military Action Against the Islamic State: Answers to Frequently Asked Legal Questions (open access)

U.S. Military Action Against the Islamic State: Answers to Frequently Asked Legal Questions

This report addresses select legal questions raised by the use of military force against the Islamic State.
Date: September 25, 2014
Creator: Garcia, Michael John & Elsea, Jennifer K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mathis News (Mathis, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 25, 2014 (open access)

Mathis News (Mathis, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 25, 2014

Weekly newspaper from Mathis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 25, 2014
Creator: Sullivan, Charles
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mathis News (Mathis, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 25, 2014 (open access)

Mathis News (Mathis, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 25, 2014

Weekly newspaper from Mathis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 25, 2014
Creator: Sullivan, Charles
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity (open access)

Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity

This report describes Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity. Industry Hemp is a variety of cannabis Sativa and is of the same plant marijuana. However, Hemp is genetically different and distinguished by its use and chemical makeup. Precise data are not available in the U.S market for Hemp based products.
Date: June 25, 2014
Creator: Renne, Johnson
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 and the information is grouped under topics.
Date: March 25, 2014
Creator: Tehan, Rita
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stealing Trade Secrets and Economic Espionage: An Overview of 18 U.S.C. 1831 and 1832 (open access)

Stealing Trade Secrets and Economic Espionage: An Overview of 18 U.S.C. 1831 and 1832

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Date: July 25, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Defense Production Act of 1950: History, Authorities, and Reauthorization (open access)

The Defense Production Act of 1950: History, Authorities, and Reauthorization

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Date: August 25, 2014
Creator: Brown, Jared T. & Else, Daniel H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Exports and 2014 Farm Bill Programs: Background and Issues (open access)

Agricultural Exports and 2014 Farm Bill Programs: Background and Issues

This report provides background on the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) agricultural export programs and relevant issues for Congress. U.S. agricultural exports have long been a bright spot in the U.S. balance of trade, with exports exceeding imports in every year since 1960.
Date: August 25, 2014
Creator: McMinimy, Mark A.
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 information about the Authoritative Reports and Resources on Cyber security.It also lists selected cybersecurity websites for CRS agencies, News, and organizations or institutions.
Date: July 25, 2014
Creator: Tehan, Rita
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR): Summary of Recent Developments (open access)

The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR): Summary of Recent Developments

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Date: July 25, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stealing Trade Secrets and Economic Espionage: An Abridged Overview of 18 U.S.C. 1831 and 1832 (open access)

Stealing Trade Secrets and Economic Espionage: An Abridged Overview of 18 U.S.C. 1831 and 1832

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Date: July 25, 2014
Creator: unknown
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 information about the Authoritative Reports and Resources on Cyber security.It also lists selected cybersecurity websites for CRS agencies, News, and organizations or institutions.
Date: April 25, 2014
Creator: Tehan, Rita
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Master's Recital: 2014-04-25 - Jeffery Ou, Piano

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Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Master of Music (MM) degree.
Date: April 25, 2014
Creator: Ou, Jeffery
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Master's Recital: 2014-04-25 - Jacob Harpster, percussion

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Recital presented at the UNT College of Music MEIT (M1001) in partial fulfillment of the Master of Music (MM) degree
Date: April 25, 2014
Creator: Harpster, Jacob
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (open access)

African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)

This report provides a summary of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The report covers the key aspects, U.S. imports under the AGOA, and the debate on whether or not it should be renewed.
Date: July 25, 2014
Creator: Williams, Brock R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library