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Public Transportation Program and Funding Issues
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Date:
September 26, 2014
Creator:
Mallett, William J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Support Resources: Offices and Websites for Congressional Staff
This report provides a brief list of telephone numbers, room numbers, and Internet addresses of use to new congressional staffers who work with legislative procedures and conduct legislative research. Internet access restrictions are noted. Some of the websites listed are available only to congressional offices; other sites are restricted further and are only available to House or Senate offices.
Date:
September 26, 2014
Creator:
Manning, Jennifer E. & Greene, Michael
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Asylum and Gang Violence: Legal Overview
This report discusses the basis for asylum in International and U.S. Law. The recent increase in the number of unaccompanied alien children (UACs) apprehended at the border between Mexico and the United States has raised questions about the role that gang-related violence in Central America may play in determining whether such children are eligible for refugee status and asylum.
Date:
September 5, 2014
Creator:
Manuel, Kate M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Unlawfully Present Aliens, Driver’s Licenses, and Other State-Issued ID: Select Legal Issues
This report provides an overview of key legal issues raised by state laws regarding the denial or issuance of driver's licenses and other forms of ID to unlawfully present aliens. It also addresses the legal issues raised by local governments issuing ID cards to unlawfully present aliens, as well as by state and local approaches to recognizing foreign-issued ID documents.
Date:
September 3, 2014
Creator:
Manuel, Kate M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Corporate Expatriation, Inversions, and Mergers: Tax Issues
This report discusses relevant portions of the U.S. corporate income tax system and how inversions have commonly been structured. It also looks at how Congress and Department of the Treasury have reduced the benefits of inversions, including The American Jobs Creation Act, as well as post-2004 inversions and treasury regulations, and policy options.
Date:
September 25, 2014
Creator:
Marples, Donald J. & Gravelle, Jane G.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Corporate Expatriation, Inversions, and Mergers: Tax Issues
This report begins with a brief discussion of relevant portions of the U.S. corporate income tax system before examining how inversions were commonly structured. The report then looks at how Congress and Department of the Treasury have reduced the benefits of inversions. The report concludes with an examination of methods that remain to invert and policy options available to prevent or limit these inversions.
Date:
September 3, 2014
Creator:
Marples, Donald J. & Gravelle, Jane G.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Burma’s Political Prisoners and U.S. Sanctions
This report provides information about the Burma’s Political Prisoners and U.S. Sanctions including the Burmese freedom and Democracy act of 2003.
Date:
September 15, 2014
Creator:
Martin, Michael F.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
China's Leaders Quash Hong Kong's Hopes for Democratic Election Reforms
This report briefly discusses a recent decision by China's National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) that places strict conditions on any possible electoral reforms in Hong Kong. The report covers the decision, Hong Kong's response, and options for Congress.
Date:
September 5, 2014
Creator:
Martin, Michael F.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
India-U.S. Economic Relations: In Brief
This report examines the economic status of India, and discusses the countries trade and investment ties to the United States. Although merchandise trade between India and the U.S. has grown rapidly over the last five years, each nation contends that some aspects of the other's economic and trade policies hinder greater trade and investment growth.
Date:
September 26, 2014
Creator:
Martin, Michael F.; Akhtar, Shayerah Ilias; Kronstadt, K. A.; Kumar, Samir & Siskin, Alison
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Labor Relations Statutes: An Overview
This report provides a brief history, including major amendments, of each of the three statutes. The discussion of each law begins with an overview of the statute and then discusses in more detail the key statutory provisions of the law and how the law is administered and enforced.
Date:
September 5, 2014
Creator:
Mayer, Gerald; Shimabukuro, Jon O. & Collins, Benjamin
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
StarDate, Volume 42, Number 5, September/October 2014
This is a bimonthly publication of the McDonald Observatory discussing research, news, and other topics of interest related to astronomy and science. The publication offers key featured articles, miscellaneous astronomy information, a a current star chart, a calendar of astronomical events, and a Q&A titled Dear Merlin.
Date:
September 2014
Creator:
McDonald Observatory
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments
This report discusses the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), which bans all nuclear explosion and was in 1996 adopted by the U.N. General Assembly but rejected by the U.S. Senate in 1997. This report discusses the Obama Administration's stated goal of pursuing U.S. ratification of the CTBT, although the Administration has mainly focused on securing Senate consent to ratification of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). This report also discusses other nuclear weapons-related issues as well as the long history of nuclear testing.
Date:
September 29, 2014
Creator:
Medalia, Jonathan
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Brackish Groundwater in the Gulf Coast Acquirer, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas
Report examining the brackish groundwater in the Gulf Coast Aquifer with the goal of desalinating the water for public use.
Date:
September 2014
Creator:
Meyer, John E.; Croskrey, Andrea; Wise, Matthew R. & Kalaswad, Sanjeev
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brazil-U.S. Relations
This report analyzes Brazil's political, economic, and social conditions, and how those conditions affect its role in the region and its relationship with the United States.
Date:
September 7, 2014
Creator:
Meyer, Peter J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Brazil's October 2014 Presidential Election
This report briefly discusses the candidates and policy shifts in Brazil's 2014 Presidential election.
Date:
September 30, 2014
Creator:
Meyer, Peter J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Foreign Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean: Recent Trends and FY2015 Appropriations
This report provides an overview of U.S. assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean. It examines historical and recent trends in aid to the region as well as the Obama Administration's FY2015 request for State Department and U.S Agency for International Development (USAID)-administered assistance. It also tracks congressional action on foreign aid appropriations for Latin America and the Caribbean in FY2015, and raises questions Congress may consider as it appropriates funding for the region.
Date:
September 10, 2014
Creator:
Meyer, Peter J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Foreign Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean: Recent Trends and FY2015 Appropriations
This report provides an overview of U.S. assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean. It examines historical and recent trends in aid to the region as well as the Obama Administration's FY2015 request for State Department and U.S Agency for International Development (USAID)-administered assistance. It also tracks congressional action on foreign aid appropriations for Latin America and the Caribbean in FY2015, and raises questions Congress may consider as it appropriates funding for the region.
Date:
September 10, 2014
Creator:
Meyer, Peter J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Scotland's Independence Referendum
This report examines varying opinion in regards to Scotland's Independence Referendum. The report also discusses U.S. views on the topic.
Date:
September 15, 2014
Creator:
Mix, Derek E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cyprus: Reunification Proving Elusive
This report provides a brief overview of the history of the reunification negotiations, a review of the negotiations since 2008, a description of some of the issues involved in the talks, and where things stand today.
Date:
September 22, 2014
Creator:
Morelli, Vincent
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cyprus: Reunification Proving Elusive
This report discusses attempts to resolve the political division of Cyprus that have occurred over the last 45 years. Current issues include the Republic of Cyprus receiving EU presidency in July 2012 and a recent discovery of natural gas deposits off the southern coast of Cyprus.
Date:
September 22, 2014
Creator:
Morelli, Vincent
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
This POODLE Bites: Exploiting the SSL 3.0 Fallback
This document discusses how attackers can exploit the downgrade dance and break the cryptographic security of SSL 3.0.
Date:
September 2014
Creator:
Möller, Bodo; Duong, Thai & Kotowicz, Krzysztof
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Assessing the Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Tourism in the Gulf of Mexico Region
A report analyzing the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on tourism in the Gulf of Mexico Region.
Date:
September 2014
Creator:
Nadeau, Lou; Kaplan, Maureen; Sands, Melanie; Moore, Katie & Goodhue, Charles
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Title X (Public Health Service Act) Family Planning Program
This report looks at several bills addressing the Family Planning Program (Title X of the Public Health Service Act) which have been introduced in the 112th Congress, including: funding for abortion-providing entities, elimination of the program, and prohibitions on government spending for the program.
Date:
September 3, 2014
Creator:
Napili, Angela
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Vietnam Nuclear Cooperation Agreement: Issues for Congress
This report discusses the U.S.-Vietnamese cooperation on nuclear energy and nonproliferation that has grown in recent years along with closer bilateral economic, military, and diplomatic ties.
Date:
September 15, 2014
Creator:
Nikitin, Mary Beth D.; Holt, Mark & Manyin, Mark E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library