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2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force: Issues Concerning Its Continued Application (open access)

2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force: Issues Concerning Its Continued Application

This report discusses the Congress-enacted legislation (2001 AUMF; P.L. 107-40; 50 U.S.C. §1541) to authorize the use of military force against those who perpetrated or provided support for the attacks on September 11, 2001.
Date: April 14, 2015
Creator: Weed, Matthew C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
2013 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5): Designating Nonattainment Areas (open access)

2013 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5): Designating Nonattainment Areas

This report focuses on the EPA's (Environmental Protection Agency) revision of rules for designated areas for compliance with the NAAQS (National Ambient Air Quality Standard) for PM2.5 (fine particulate mattter).The states and EPA must then identify areas that exceed the standard and require those areas to take steps to pollutants to meet the standard. This is then the subject of congressional oversight.
Date: March 24, 2015
Creator: Esworthy, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
2013 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5): Designating Nonattainment Areas (open access)

2013 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5): Designating Nonattainment Areas

This report focuses primarily on the NAAQS implementation process for designating geographical nonattainment areas with respect to the tightening of the PM2.5 annual standard under the 2013 particulates NAAQS.
Date: December 23, 2015
Creator: Esworthy, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
2014 Comprehensive Biennial Report on Texas Public Schools: A Report to the 84th Legislature from the Texas Education Agency (open access)

2014 Comprehensive Biennial Report on Texas Public Schools: A Report to the 84th Legislature from the Texas Education Agency

Biennial report on the progress that state public schools are making on performance indicators established in Texas law.
Date: January 2015
Creator: Texas Education Agency
System: The Portal to Texas History
2014 Emissions Inventory Guidelines (open access)

2014 Emissions Inventory Guidelines

Book discussing emission inventories, including the applicable government policies and laws, a guide to producing an emission inventory, and the types of sites which require emission inventories.
Date: January 2015
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
2014 Emissions Inventory Guidelines [Revised] (open access)

2014 Emissions Inventory Guidelines [Revised]

This is a guideline on emissions to assist owner or operators of regulated entities to determine whether an emissions inventory is required for a site and correctly prepare a complete emissions inventory submission.
Date: May 2015
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
2014 Farm Bill Provisions and WTO Compliance (open access)

2014 Farm Bill Provisions and WTO Compliance

This report briefly describes the relevant World Trade Organization (WTO) rules governing domestic support programs under the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) and the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM). The report then reviews the current U.S. farm safety net programs in light of their potential for compliance with the AoA and SCM and their potential to affect the success of the current Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations.
Date: April 22, 2015
Creator: Schnepf, Randy
System: The UNT Digital Library
2014 Texas Military Value Task Force: Preparing for the Future (open access)

2014 Texas Military Value Task Force: Preparing for the Future

This report describes the findings of the Task Force related to Department of Defense missions, facilities and personnel. The report was prepared to address (1) “what is the right action” to benefit our nation’s defense, (2) how to drive down costs, (3) support those serving, and (4) provide tools to installations and communities to build even greater “military value”. All four of these actions would help our nation’s defense, save taxpayer dollars, help support the military personnel, and posture the State installations for upcoming change.
Date: 2015?
Creator: Texas Military Preparedness Commission. Texas Military Value Task Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
2015 Chapter and Individual Awards (open access)

2015 Chapter and Individual Awards

Document containing a list of awards received by Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution chapters and other individuals at the 120th Annual Convention on March 27 - 29, 2015.
Date: 2015
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7
System: The UNT Digital Library
2015 Discipline Data Validation Manual (open access)

2015 Discipline Data Validation Manual

Manual on validating the data that is sent by school districts to the Performance-Based Monitoring system in Texas. The goal of this manual is to improve the quality of the data sent to the system, so that the system may be as accurate as possible.
Date: 2015
Creator: Texas Education Agency
System: The Portal to Texas History
2015 Leaders' Summit on U.N. Peacekeeping (open access)

2015 Leaders' Summit on U.N. Peacekeeping

This report discusses the outcome of the 2015 Leaders' Summit on U.N. Peacekeeping, which might elevate ongoing congressional interest in several policy issues related to U.N. peacekeeping.
Date: October 5, 2015
Creator: Weed, Matthew C. & Blanchfield, Luisa
System: The UNT Digital Library
2015 Leaver Records Data Validation Manual (open access)

2015 Leaver Records Data Validation Manual

Manual attempting to improve the accuracy of school districts reporting leaver data so that the Performance-Based Monitoring system can be more effective.
Date: 2015
Creator: Texas Education Agency
System: The Portal to Texas History
2015 Microenterprise Results Report (open access)

2015 Microenterprise Results Report

A report responding to annual reporting requirements of the Microenterprise Results and Accountability Act of 2004 (MRAA).
Date: 2015
Creator: United States. Agency for International Development.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 2015 National Military Strategy: Background and Questions for Congress (open access)

The 2015 National Military Strategy: Background and Questions for Congress

This report discusses the National Military Strategy (NMS) that describes a global environment marked by increasing interdependence, complexity, and the diffusion of information and technologies across state boundaries.
Date: July 29, 2015
Creator: McInnis, Kathleen J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 2015 National Security Strategy: Authorities, Changes, Issues for Congress (open access)

The 2015 National Security Strategy: Authorities, Changes, Issues for Congress

This report discusses the National Security Strategy (NSS), a document released by the Obama Administration which states that its purpose is to "set out the principles and priorities to guide the use of American power and influence in the world."
Date: October 1, 2015
Creator: Lucas, Nathan J. & McInnis, Kathleen J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 2015 National Security Strategy: Authorities, Changes, Issues for Congress (open access)

The 2015 National Security Strategy: Authorities, Changes, Issues for Congress

This report discusses a number of potential oversight questions raised by a National Security Strategy (NSS) document released by the Obama Administration.
Date: May 11, 2015
Creator: Lucas, Nathan J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 2015 National Security Strategy: Authorities, Changes, Issues for Congress (open access)

The 2015 National Security Strategy: Authorities, Changes, Issues for Congress

This report discusses the National Security Strategy (NSS), a document released by the Obama Administration which states that its purpose is to "set out the principles and priorities to guide the use of American power and influence in the world."
Date: July 2, 2015
Creator: Lucas, Nathan J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
2015 Paid Leave Analysis Grantee Information (open access)

2015 Paid Leave Analysis Grantee Information

A grant by the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training that wishes to expand its Temporary Caregiver Insurance (TCI) Program.
Date: 2015
Creator: Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training
System: The UNT Digital Library
2015 TXSSAR Arlington Officers (open access)

2015 TXSSAR Arlington Officers

Document containing a list of Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution Arlington Chapter officers for the 2015 year. Names have been placed into a table, with officer titles in the left column and names in the right column.
Date: 2015
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abortion and Family Planning-Related Provisions in U.S. Foreign Assistance Law and Policy (open access)

Abortion and Family Planning-Related Provisions in U.S. Foreign Assistance Law and Policy

This report details legislation and policies that restrict or place requirements on U.S. funding of abortion or family planning activities abroad. The level and extent of federal funding for these activities is an ongoing and controversial issue in U.S. foreign assistance and will likely continue to be a point of contention during the second session of the 114th Congress.
Date: July 5, 2015
Creator: Blanchfield, Luisa
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abortion, Hospital Admitting Privileges, and Whole Woman’s Health v. Cole (open access)

Abortion, Hospital Admitting Privileges, and Whole Woman’s Health v. Cole

This report revolves around the contentious issue of admitting privileges as can be seen in Whole Woman's Health v. Cole. The report also includes information on how admitting privileges have been used to impose an undue burden on a woman's ability to seek abortions.
Date: September 25, 2015
Creator: Shimabukuro, Jon O.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abortion: Judicial History and Legislative Response (open access)

Abortion: Judicial History and Legislative Response

This report discusses the judicial history of abortion and how legislatures respond to those decisions made by the court. The report tackles landmark cases such as Roe v. Wade as well as companion decisions such as Doe v. Bolton. The report highlights specifically how Congress has attempted to enact legislation that limits abortion practices.
Date: September 16, 2015
Creator: Shimabukuro, Jon O.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abortion: Judicial History and Legislative Response (open access)

Abortion: Judicial History and Legislative Response

The focus of this report is on legislative actions with respect to abortion, but also discusses leading Supreme Court decisions concerning a woman's right to choose.
Date: January 23, 2015
Creator: Shimabukuro, Jon O.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate (open access)

Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate

This report discusses the current debate over "net neutrality." While there is no single accepted definition of "net neutrality," most agree that any such definition should include the general principles that owners of the networks that compose and provide access to the Internet should not control how consumers lawfully use that network, and they should not be able to discriminate against content provider access to that network.
Date: July 1, 2015
Creator: Gilroy, Angele A.
System: The UNT Digital Library