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Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response
This report discusses the continuing conflict in Syria including recent regime losses in confrontations with forces of the Islamic State (IS, aka the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or ISIL/ISIS) in northeastern Syria. The report also covers Syrian chemical weapons disarmament and U.S. policy.
Date:
September 17, 2014
Creator:
Blanchard, Christopher M.; Humud, Carla E. & Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Child Care and Development Block Grant: Background and Funding
This report discusses the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), which provides subsidies to assist low-income families in obtaining child care so that parents can work or participate in education or training activities.
Date:
September 17, 2014
Creator:
Lynch, Karen E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Credit Union Department Newsletter, Number 09-14, September 2014
Newsletter of the Texas Credit Union Department containing departmental news and announcements, deadlines, and other information of importance to credit unions.
Date:
September 17, 2014
Creator:
Texas. Credit Union Department.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Increased Department of Defense Role in U.S. Ebola Response
On September 16, 2014, President Obama announced a major increase in the United States response to the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The Department of Defense (DOD) submitted requests to Congress to make excess Overseas Contingency Operations funds appropriated for FY2014 available to support this effort. This report briefly outlines these requests.
Date:
September 17, 2014
Creator:
Jansen, Don J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Increased Department of Defense Role in U.S. Ebola Response
This report discusses the Department of Defense's (DOD) requests to Congress to make excess Overseas Contingency Operations funds appropriated for FY2014 available to use in response to the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Date:
September 17, 2014
Creator:
Jansen, Don J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Insurance Regulation: Issues, Background, and Legislation in the 113th Congress
This report discusses the legislation in the 113th Congress regarding insurance regulation. Among the insurance regulatory issues addressed by legislation in the 113th Congress are the application of federal orderly liquidation authority to insurers (addressed in H.R. 605); the supervision of some insurers by the Federal Reserve (addressed in H.R. 2140, H.R. 4510, H.R. 5461, S. 2102, and S. 2270); and the licensing of insurance agents and brokers (addressed in S. 534, S. 1926, S. 2244, H.R. 1155/H.R. 1064, and H.R. 4871).
Date:
September 17, 2014
Creator:
Webel, Baird
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Social Security Reform: Legal Analysis of Social Security Benefit Entitlement Issues
This report addresses selected legal issues that may be raised regarding entitlement to Social Security benefits as Congress considers possible changes to the Social Security program in view of projected long-range shortfalls in the Social Security Trust Funds.
Date:
September 17, 2014
Creator:
Lanza, Emily M. & Nicola, Thomas J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Chemical Facility Security: Issues and Options for the 113th Congress
This report provides a brief overview of the existing statutory authority and implementing regulation. It describes several policy issues raised in previous debates regarding chemical facility security and identifies policy options for congressional consideration.
Date:
September 16, 2014
Creator:
Shea, Dana A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Child Welfare: An Overview of Federal Programs and Their Current Funding
This report begins with a review of federal appropriations activity in FY2014 as it relates to child welfare programs, including the effect of the automatic spending cuts, known as sequestration. The bulk of the report provides a short description of each federal child welfare program, including its purpose and recent (FY2012-FY2014) funding levels.
Date:
September 16, 2014
Creator:
Stoltzfus, Emilie
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Highway Bridge Conditions: Issues for Congress
None
Date:
September 16, 2014
Creator:
Kirk, Robert S. & Mallett, William J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) class aircraft carrier program. Congress's decisions on the CVN-78 program could substantially affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements and the shipbuilding industrial base.
Date:
September 16, 2014
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Proposed Train and Equip Authorities for Syria: In Brief
This report presents the President's requests for authority and funding for the Department of Defense to provide overt assistance, including possible military training and weapons, to vetted members of the Syrian opposition and other vetted Syrians for select purposes are the subject of close congressional consideration.
Date:
September 16, 2014
Creator:
Blanchard, Christopher M. & Belasco, Amy
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Railroad Retirement Board: Retirement, Survivor, Disability, Unemployment, and Sickness Benefits
None
Date:
September 16, 2014
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-EU Cooperation on Ukraine and Russia
This report discusses the United States, and European Union policies with Russia in response to the crisis in Ukraine.
Date:
September 16, 2014
Creator:
Archick, Kristin
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA): Provisions and Implementation
This report examines the provisions of the South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) and issues related to its implementation in the context of the overall U.S.-South Korean economic relationship, U.S. objectives, and South Korean objectives. It also examines recent trade patterns.
Date:
September 16, 2014
Creator:
Williams, Brock R.; Manyin, Mark E.; Jurenas, Remy & Platzer, Michaela D.
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
Common Core State Standards: Frequently Asked Questions
This report addresses frequently asked questions related to the Common Core State Standards and federal involvement with the standards.
Date:
September 15, 2014
Creator:
Skinner, Rebecca R. & Feder, Jody
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Dairy Provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill (P.L. 113-79)
None
Date:
September 15, 2014
Creator:
Schnepf, Randy
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Implementation of Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS): Issues for Congress
This report analyzes data from a variety of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) presentations, testimony, and other sources to present a historical overview of program performance to date. It identifies an ongoing gap between the number of facilities that have received final risk tier assignments and the total number of regulated facilities.
Date:
September 15, 2014
Creator:
Shea, Dana A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2014
This report lists hundreds of instances in which the United States has used its Armed Forces abroad in situations of military conflict or potential conflict or for other than normal peacetime purposes. It was compiled in part from various older lists and is intended primarily to provide a rough survey of past U.S. military ventures abroad, without reference to the magnitude of the given instance noted.
Date:
September 15, 2014
Creator:
Torreon, Barbara Salazar
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Politics, Governance, and Human Rights
This report discusses the state of Iraqi politics, governance, and human rights, including the worsening relations between local Sunni and Shiite populations.
Date:
September 15, 2014
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
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
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
Delayed Federal Grant Closeout: Issues and Impact
This report is designed to assist Congress in its oversight of federal grants-in-aid programs by providing a summary of relevant laws, processes, and authorities. The report analyzes the causes of undisbursed grant funds in expired grant accounts and presents congressional options to reform federal grant administration to increase the timeliness, reliability, and comprehensiveness of grant management-related information.
Date:
September 12, 2014
Creator:
Keegan, Natalie
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library