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Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Coast Guard's programs for procuring 8 National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs). These 91 planned cutters are intended as replacements for 90 aging Coast Guard cutters and patrol craft. The Coast Guard began procuring NSCs and FRCs a few years ago, and the first few NSCs and FRCs are now in service.
Date:
January 9, 2015
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the sustainment and modernization of the Coast Guard's polar icebreaker fleet, which performs a variety of missions supporting U.S. interests in polar regions. The Coast Guard's proposed FY2015 budget requests $6 million to continue initial acquisition activities for a new polar icebreaker. The issue for Congress is whether to approve, reject, or modify Coast Guard plans for sustaining and modernizing its polar icebreaking fleet. Congressional decisions on this issue could affect Coast Guard funding requirements, the Coast Guard's ability to perform its polar missions, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.
Date:
January 9, 2015
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Contemporary Federal Museum Authorizations in the District of Columbia: Past Practices and Options for Congress
This report examines the contemporary process used to authorize new museums in Washington, DC, and evaluates potential issues for congressional consideration if new museum legislation is introduced, examined by committee, and potentially advanced for consideration on the House or Senate Floor.
Date:
January 9, 2015
Creator:
Straus, Jacob R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources, by Topic
This report provides references to analytical reports on cybersecurity from CRS, other government agencies, trade associations, and interest groups. The reports and related websites are grouped under the following cybersecurity topics: policy overview; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC); cloud computing and FedRAMP; critical infrastructure; cybercrime, data breaches and data security; national security, cyber espionage, and cyberwar (including Stuxnet); international efforts; education/training/workforce; and research and development (R&D).
Date:
January 9, 2015
Creator:
Tehan, Rita
System:
The UNT Digital Library
DOD Train and Equip Authorities to Counter the Islamic State
None
Date:
January 9, 2015
Creator:
Serafino, Nina M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape
The report discusses the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-Related Congressional Actions in the 112th Congress.
Date:
January 9, 2015
Creator:
Figliola, Patricia Moloney
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Crop Insurance: Background
This report provides a primer on the federal crop insurance program and highlights changes to the program by the 2014 farm bill.
Date:
January 9, 2015
Creator:
Shields, Dennis A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Background, Funding, and Activities
None
Date:
January 9, 2015
Creator:
Figliola, Patricia Moloney
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Medical Device Excise Tax: Economic Analysis
This report reviews the issues surrounding the medical devices tax within the framework of basic principles surrounding the choice of commodities to tax under excise taxes. The next section describes the tax and its legislative origins. After that, the report analyzes the arguments for retaining and repealing the tax.
Date:
January 9, 2015
Creator:
Gravelle, Jane G. & Lowry, Sean
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress
This report discusses the process of naming Navy ships, which have traditionally been chosen and announced by the Secretary of the Navy.
Date:
January 9, 2015
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Reductions to Mandatory Agricultural Conservation Programs in Appropriations Law
None
Date:
January 9, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Reform: An Overview of Proposals to Manage the Growth in the SSDI Rolls
This report provides background information on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). Also, this report provides an overview of proposals to manage the long-term growth in the SSDI rolls. Most of the proposals focus on reducing the inflow (enrollment) of new beneficiaries into the program.
Date:
January 9, 2015
Creator:
Morton, William R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tax-Exempt Bonds: A Description of State and Local Government Debt
This report provides information about state and local government debt. State and local governments often issue debt instruments in exchange for the use of individuals' and businesses' savings.
Date:
January 9, 2015
Creator:
Maguire, Steven & Stupak, Jeffrey M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers
None
Date:
January 9, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Train and Equip Authorities for Syria: In Brief
None
Date:
January 9, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Appropriations Process: A Brief Explanation
None
Date:
January 9, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit
This report provides an overview of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC), a provision of the Internal Revenue Code that allows employers that hire individuals with certain personal characteristics to claim a tax credit equal to a portion of the wages paid to those individuals.
Date:
January 9, 2015
Creator:
Collins, Benjamin & Donovan, Sarah A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[TXSSAR Arlington Chapter #7 Registrar, Historian, Web Administrator's reports, January 10, 2015]
TXSSAR Arlington Chapter #7 Registrar, Historian, and Web Administrator's reports from January 10, 2015.
Date:
January 10, 2015
Creator:
Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance
This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan and the Afghan government. It also discusses Afghanistan's relationship with the United States, particularly U.S. efforts to urge President Hamid Karzai to address corruption within the Afghan government.
Date:
January 12, 2015
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP): Status and Issues
This report provides a description of BCAP's main components along with a discussion of program funding and implementation results.
Date:
January 12, 2015
Creator:
McMinimy, Mark A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Medicaid Financial Eligibility for Long-Term Services and Supports
None
Date:
January 12, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Offender Reentry: Correctional Statistics, Reintegration into the Community, and Recidivism
None
Date:
January 12, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Temporary Protected Status: Current Immigration Policy and Issues
This report is a brief overview of current policies regarding temporary protected status (TPS), which is relief from removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). It includes information about humanitarian migrants, temporary protected status, other blanket forms of relief, nationalities receiving protections, and issues with TPS, as well as recent legislation.
Date:
January 12, 2015
Creator:
Seghetti, Lisa; Ester, Karma & Wasem, Ruth Ellen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
USDA’s “GIPSA Rule” on Livestock and Poultry Marketing Practices
None
Date:
January 12, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library