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Direct Overt U.S. Aid Appropriations for and Military Reimbursements to Pakistan, FY2002-FY2015 (open access)

Direct Overt U.S. Aid Appropriations for and Military Reimbursements to Pakistan, FY2002-FY2015

This report provides data regarding the direct overt U.S. aid appropriations and military reimbursements to Pakistan.
Date: March 6, 2014
Creator: Kronstadt, K. A. & Epstein, Susan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Individual Mandate Under ACA (open access)

Individual Mandate Under ACA

This report describes the individual mandate as established under the Affordable Care Act (ACA, P.L. 111-148, as amended). The report also discusses the ACA reporting requirements designed, in part, to assist individuals in providing evidence of having met the mandate.
Date: March 6, 2014
Creator: Mach, Annie L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Terrorism Risk Insurance: Issue Analysis and Overview of Current Program (open access)

Terrorism Risk Insurance: Issue Analysis and Overview of Current Program

This report looks at the background and current Congressional status of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002.
Date: March 4, 2014
Creator: Webel, Baird
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Southwest Retort, Volume 66, Number 7, March 2014 (open access)

Southwest Retort, Volume 66, Number 7, March 2014

This publication of the Dallas-Fort Worth Section of the American Chemical Society includes information about research, prominent scientist, organizational business, and various other stories of interest to the community.
Date: March 2014
Creator: American Chemical Society. Dallas/Fort Worth Section.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (open access)

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs

This report looks at ways that prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs), which maintain statewide electronic databases of prescriptions dispensed for controlled substances, can help to deter prescription drug misuse.
Date: March 24, 2014
Creator: Finklea, Kristin M.; Bagalman, Erin & Sacco, Lisa N.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Small Business Administration: A Primer on Programs and Funding (open access)

Small Business Administration: A Primer on Programs and Funding

This report provides an overview of the Small Business Administration (SBA) business loan guaranty programs.
Date: March 20, 2014
Creator: Dilger, Robert Jay & Lowry, Sean
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers (open access)

Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers

This report discusses the trade adjustment assistance (TAA) program for firms (TAAF). The TAAF program provides technical assistance to trade-affected firms to help them develop strategies and make other adjustments to remain competitive in the changing international economy.
Date: March 26, 2014
Creator: Jurenas, Remy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Volcker Rule: A Legal Analysis (open access)

The Volcker Rule: A Legal Analysis

This report provides an introduction to the Volcker Rule, which is the regulatory regime imposed upon banking institutions and their affiliates under Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-203).
Date: March 27, 2014
Creator: Carpenter, David H. & Murphy, M. Maureen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Highway and Public Transportation Infrastructure Provision Using Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) (open access)

Highway and Public Transportation Infrastructure Provision Using Public-Private Partnerships (P3s)

This report discusses two broad policy options for Congress as it considers reauthorizing federal surface transportation programs.
Date: March 5, 2014
Creator: Mallett, William J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Disability Retirement for Federal Employees (open access)

Disability Retirement for Federal Employees

This report describes recent trends in the number of civil service annuitants and the financial status of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund.
Date: March 25, 2014
Creator: Isaacs, Katelin P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reform of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Courts: A Brief Overview (open access)

Reform of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Courts: A Brief Overview

This report discusses the recent disclosures of various National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance and data collection programs that have prompted increased attention on the government's collection of foreign intelligence.
Date: March 31, 2014
Creator: Cole, Jared P. & Nolan, Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Russian Political, Economic, and Security Issues and U.S. Interests (open access)

Russian Political, Economic, and Security Issues and U.S. Interests

This report discusses the current political and economic conditions in Russia, focusing on the impact of Vladimir Putin's leadership and the leadership of his successor/protégé, Dmitriy Medvedev, both of which have steered Russia away from progress toward democratization. The report also discusses the state of the economy since the Soviet collapse in 1999, how the recent global economic downturn has affected Russia, the state of Russia's military, and the current relationship between Russia and the United States.
Date: March 31, 2014
Creator: Nichol, Jim
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
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.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Employees' Retirement System: Budget and Trust Fund Issues (open access)

Federal Employees' Retirement System: Budget and Trust Fund Issues

This report discusses the two retirement systems: (1) the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) for individuals hired before 1984, and (2) the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) for individuals hired in 1984 or later.
Date: March 24, 2014
Creator: Isaacs, Katelin P.
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: March 25, 2014
Creator: Cornell, Ada S.; Hanson, Laura A. & Greene, Michael
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
EPA and the Army Corps' Proposed Rule to Define "Waters of the United States" (open access)

EPA and the Army Corps' Proposed Rule to Define "Waters of the United States"

This report describes the March 25 proposed rule to define "waters of the United States," particularly focused on clarifying the regulatory status of waters located in isolated places in a landscape, the types of waters with ambiguous jurisdictional status following the Supreme Court's ruling. It includes a table comparing the proposal to existing regulatory language.
Date: March 27, 2014
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Tip Credit Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): In Brief (open access)

The Tip Credit Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): In Brief

This report discusses the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), enacted in 1938 (P.L. 75-718), which is the federal legislation that establishes the general minimum wage that must be paid to all covered workers.
Date: March 27, 2014
Creator: Bradley, David H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Marijuana: Medical and Retail -- An Abbreviated View of Selected Legal Issues (open access)

Marijuana: Medical and Retail -- An Abbreviated View of Selected Legal Issues

This report discusses the federal law regarding marijuana that is classified as a Schedule I Controlled Substance. The federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) outlaws the possession, cultivation, or distribution of marijuana except for authorized research.
Date: March 25, 2014
Creator: Garvey, Todd & Doyle, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Farm Commodity Provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill (P.L. 113-79) (open access)

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

This report describes the farm commodity programs in Title I of the 2014 farm bill for "covered commodities" such as wheat, corn, soybeans, rice, and peanuts. Producer support is provided for the 2014-2018 crop years primarily through either statutory ("reference") prices or historical revenue guarantees based on the five most recent years of crop prices and yields.
Date: March 28, 2014
Creator: Shields, Dennis A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Budget Control Act of 2011: Legislative Changes to the Law and Their Budgetary Effects (open access)

The Budget Control Act of 2011: Legislative Changes to the Law and Their Budgetary Effects

This report provides information on the levels of deficit reduction that would occur if the Budget Control Act's (BCA) automatic cuts are implemented as under current law, contrasted with alternative proposals offered by some Members of Congress and President Obama. It also discusses specific determinations made by the Office of Management and Budget regarding the exempt/non-exempt status of certain programs, as well as a discussion of information to be disclosed regarding the FY2013 BCA sequester impact.
Date: March 6, 2014
Creator: Levit, Mindy R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Crude Oil Export Policy: Background and Considerations (open access)

U.S. Crude Oil Export Policy: Background and Considerations

This report provides background and context about the crude oil legal and regulatory framework, discusses motivations that underlie the desire to export U.S. crude oil, and presents analysis of issues that Congress may choose to consider during debate about U.S. crude oil export policy.
Date: March 26, 2014
Creator: Brown, Phillip; Pirog, Robert; Vann, Adam; Fergusson, Ian F.; Ratner, Michael & Ramseur, Jonathan L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aereo and FilmOn X: Internet Television Streaming and Copyright Law (open access)

Aereo and FilmOn X: Internet Television Streaming and Copyright Law

This report begins with a discussion of the technology used by Aereo and FilmOn X that permit subscribers to watch live broadcast television as well as already-aired programming. It then examines the public performance right in the Copyright Act and discusses the interpretation of the transmit clause and public performance right by the courts in the Aereo and FilmOn cases. The report concludes with a brief overview of future litigation by these parties and related legislative proposals in the 113th Congress.
Date: March 20, 2014
Creator: Lanza, Emily M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Internet Domain Names: Background and Policy Issues (open access)

Internet Domain Names: Background and Policy Issues

This report discusses the Domain Name System (DNS), which is the distributed set of databases that contain address numbers mapped to corresponding domain names, making it possible to send and receive messages and to access information on the Internet. The report includes background on the DNS and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) that manages the servies, as well as related issues for the 113th Congress.
Date: March 28, 2014
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Worker Participation in Employer-Sponsored Pensions: A Fact Sheet (open access)

Worker Participation in Employer-Sponsored Pensions: A Fact Sheet

The main part of this report is a fact sheet that provides data on the percentage of American workers who have access to and who participate in employer-sponsored pension plans. The data was collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) through the National Compensation Survey (NCS).
Date: March 26, 2014
Creator: Topoleski, John J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library