America COMPETES Acts: FY2008 to FY2013 Funding Tables (open access)

America COMPETES Acts: FY2008 to FY2013 Funding Tables

The 2007 America COMPETES Act (P.L. 110-69) is designed to “invest in innovation through research and development, and to improve the competitiveness of the United States.” This report tracks accounts and activities authorized by the 2007 and 2010 COMPETES Acts during each act’s authorization period. It includes only those accounts and activities for which the acts provide a defined (i.e., specific) appropriations authorization.
Date: October 31, 2014
Creator: Gonzalez, Heather B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Border Security: Immigration Inspections at Ports of Entry (open access)

Border Security: Immigration Inspections at Ports of Entry

This report reviews the legislative history of immigration inspections requirements and the entry-exit system. The report then describes the implementation of these provisions, including pre-travel screening, primary and secondary inspections, trusted traveler programs, outbound enforcement, and the entry-exit system. The final section of the report identifies a number of issues for Congress related to immigration admissions and enforcement at POEs.
Date: October 31, 2014
Creator: Seghetti, Lisa
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): Legislation in the 113th Congress (open access)

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): Legislation in the 113th Congress

The earned income tax credit is a refundable tax credit available to eligible workers earning relatively low wages. Under current law, the earned income tax credit is calculated based on a recipient's earnings, using one of eight different formulas, which vary depending on several factors, including the number of qualifying children a tax filer has and their marital status. This report discusses and analyzes legislative proposals introduced in the 113th Congress that propose modifying the earned income tax credit.
Date: October 31, 2014
Creator: Crandall-Hollick, Margot L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Leverage Ratios in Bank Capital Requirements (open access)

Leverage Ratios in Bank Capital Requirements

This report provides a summary of leverage ratios used in bank capital requirements. It also explains the concept of leverage and the rationale behind a leverage ratio.
Date: October 31, 2014
Creator: Labonte, Marc
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Memorandum of Understanding Between the United States of America Department of Defense and the People's Republic of China Ministry of National Defense on Notification of Major Military Activities Confidence-Building Measures Mechanism (open access)

Memorandum of Understanding Between the United States of America Department of Defense and the People's Republic of China Ministry of National Defense on Notification of Major Military Activities Confidence-Building Measures Mechanism

This memorandum of understanding (MOU) reaffirms the commitment to the development of a new model of U.S.-China military-to-military relations, which is an integral part of the bilateral relationship between the two nations.
Date: 2014-10-31/2014-11-04
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
Project Summary: Safety Impact of Texas Travel Information Centers (open access)

Project Summary: Safety Impact of Texas Travel Information Centers

Summary sheet describing research performed by the University of Texas at San Antonio regarding safety impact of Texas travel information centers.
Date: 2014-10-31~
Creator: University of Texas at San Antonio
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 44, Pages 8469-8634, October 31, 2014 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 44, Pages 8469-8634, October 31, 2014

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: October 31, 2014
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 44, Pages 8469-8634, October 31, 2014 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 44, Pages 8469-8634, October 31, 2014

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: October 31, 2014
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Women in the United States Congress, 1917-2014: Biographical and Committee Assignment Information, and Listings by State and Congress (open access)

Women in the United States Congress, 1917-2014: Biographical and Committee Assignment Information, and Listings by State and Congress

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Date: October 31, 2014
Creator: Manning, Jennifer E. & Brudnick, Ida A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Allocation of Wastewater Treatment Assistance: Formula and Other Changes (open access)

Allocation of Wastewater Treatment Assistance: Formula and Other Changes

This report describes the formula and eligibility changes regarding Allocation of Wastewater Treatment Assistance adopted by Congress since 1972.
Date: October 30, 2014
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs (open access)

Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs

This report provides information about the Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide through Federal Assistance Programs. Digital Divide has been used to characterize the gap between "information have and have-nots".
Date: October 30, 2014
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G. & Gilroy, Angele A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Can Marriage Conquer "Consular Nonreviewability" for a Spouse's Visa Denial? (open access)

Can Marriage Conquer "Consular Nonreviewability" for a Spouse's Visa Denial?

This legal sidebar discusses the case of Kerry v. Din. The case asks the Court to recognize marriage as a constitutionally-protected interest of a U.S. citizen which can trigger limited judicial review of a spouse's visa denial and require the government to identify the specific laws and facts that are grounds for denying the visa.
Date: October 30, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Water Act: A Summary of the Law (open access)

Clean Water Act: A Summary of the Law

This report presents a summary of the law, the Clean Water Act, describing the statute without discussing its implementation.
Date: October 30, 2014
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Heritage Areas: Background, Proposals, and Current Issues (open access)

Heritage Areas: Background, Proposals, and Current Issues

This report focuses on heritage areas designated by Congress and related issues and legislation.
Date: October 30, 2014
Creator: Vincent, Carol Hardy & Comay, Laura B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mobile Technology and Spectrum Policy: Innovation and Competition (open access)

Mobile Technology and Spectrum Policy: Innovation and Competition

This report traces the current and possible future evolution of mobile communications networks and some of the changes in spectrum policy that might better accommodate innovation.
Date: October 30, 2014
Creator: Moore, Linda K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ocean Dumping Act: A Summary of the Law (open access)

Ocean Dumping Act: A Summary of the Law

his report presents a summary of the law. The Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act that has two basic aims: to regulate intentional ocean disposal of materials, and to authorize related research.
Date: October 30, 2014
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
QRM: Risk Retention and the Mortgage Market (open access)

QRM: Risk Retention and the Mortgage Market

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Date: October 30, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Exchange (open access)

Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Exchange

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Date: October 30, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
State Considers Amendment to Protect Human Life at Any Stage of Development (open access)

State Considers Amendment to Protect Human Life at Any Stage of Development

This legal sidebar discusses a proposal in North Dakota that would amend the state constitution to address the right to life. If adopted, the North Dakota constitution would state: "The inalienable right to life of every human being at any stage of development must be recognized and protected."
Date: October 30, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Dairy Programs After the 2014 Farm Bill (P.L. 113-79) (open access)

U.S. Dairy Programs After the 2014 Farm Bill (P.L. 113-79)

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Date: October 30, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wastewater Treatment: Overview and Background (open access)

Wastewater Treatment: Overview and Background

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Date: October 30, 2014
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water Infrastructure Projects Designated in EPA Appropriations: Trends and Policy Implications (open access)

Water Infrastructure Projects Designated in EPA Appropriations: Trends and Policy Implications

This report discusses appropriations for water infrastructure programs of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), focusing on such designations in the account that funds these programs. Information on the programmatic history of EPA involvement in assisting wastewater treatment and drinking water projects is provided in two appendixes.
Date: October 30, 2014
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Zivotofsky v. Kerry: The Jerusalem Passport Case (open access)

Zivotofsky v. Kerry: The Jerusalem Passport Case

This report briefly describes legislative efforts to modify U.S. policy with respect to Jerusalem, in particular multiple enactments of the passport provision. The report summarizes the appellate court's opinion finding the passport measure unconstitutional and presents brief synopses of the petitioner's argument before the Supreme Court, the Secretary of State's brief in response, and briefs of amici curiae submitted by the Senate (pursuant to S.Res. 504) and by some Members of the House of Representatives. Finally, the report concludes by suggesting some factors that may affect the outcome.
Date: October 30, 2014
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Background and Issues for Congressional Oversight of ARRA Broadband Awards (open access)

Background and Issues for Congressional Oversight of ARRA Broadband Awards

This report discusses background and issues for congressional oversight of ARRA Broadband Awards.
Date: October 29, 2014
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library