The Distribution of Household Income and the Middle Class (open access)

The Distribution of Household Income and the Middle Class

This report provides an analysis of the distribution of household income in the United States and a discussion of "the middle class" in terms of absolute and relative income.
Date: March 10, 2014
Creator: Elwell, Craig K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Issues in the 113th Congress: An Overview (open access)

Clean Air Issues in the 113th Congress: An Overview

This report discusses the air pollution regulations and the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) regulatory actions on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and also addresses some climate change issues.
Date: March 10, 2014
Creator: McCarthy, James E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change and Existing Law: A Survey of Legal Issues Past, Present, and Future (open access)

Climate Change and Existing Law: A Survey of Legal Issues Past, Present, and Future

This report discusses climate change and surveys existing law for legal issues that have arisen, or may arise in the future, on account of climate change and government responses thereto.
Date: March 10, 2014
Creator: Meltz, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Diplomatic Missions: Background and Issues on Chief of Mission (COM) Authority (open access)

U.S. Diplomatic Missions: Background and Issues on Chief of Mission (COM) Authority

This report addresses the role and effectiveness of U.S. ambassadors and others who serve as a Chief of Mission (COM) abroad, particularly their responsibility for coordinating interagency activities and their control over U.S. forces operating in their countries of assignment.
Date: March 10, 2014
Creator: Weed, Matthew C. & Serafino, Nina M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Video Relay Service: Program Funding and Reform (open access)

Video Relay Service: Program Funding and Reform

This report provides an introduction about how the video relay service works and and overview of the program. It discusses the fundamental restructuring of the program to support innovation and competition.
Date: March 10, 2014
Creator: Moloney Figliola, Patricia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Restrictions on Itemized Tax Deductions: Policy Options and Analysis (open access)

Restrictions on Itemized Tax Deductions: Policy Options and Analysis

This report analyzes various proposals to restrict itemized deductions--both across-the-board and individually tailored--using standard economic criteria of economic efficiency, distribution, simplicity, and estimated revenue effects. In particular, this report estimates each proposal's potential to contribute to revenue-neutral reductions in income tax rates and the consequences for economic behavior.
Date: March 10, 2014
Creator: Gravelle, Jane G. & Lowry, Sean
System: The UNT Digital Library
Canadian Oil Sands: Life-Cycle Assessments of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (open access)

Canadian Oil Sands: Life-Cycle Assessments of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

This report discusses the basic methodology of life-cycle assessments and compares several of the publicly available studies of GHG emissions data for Canadian oil sands crudes against each other and against those of other global reference crudes.
Date: March 10, 2014
Creator: Lattanzio, Richard K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agriculture and Related Agencies: FY2014 and FY2013 (Post-Sequestration) Appropriations (open access)

Agriculture and Related Agencies: FY2014 and FY2013 (Post-Sequestration) Appropriations

This report considers the Agriculture and Related Agencies appropriations bill. Moreover, the report includes a list of the largest discretionary items that add up to 20.88 billion. The list includes information on the budgets of agricultural research, rural development, and the FDA.
Date: March 10, 2014
Creator: Monke, Jim
System: The UNT Digital Library