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Social Security and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Provisions in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015
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Date:
November 3, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Israel and the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) Movement
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Date:
November 24, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
EPA’s Clean Power Plan: Implications for the Electric Power Sector
This report presents an analysis of EPA's Clean Power Plan in the context of the electric power sector.
Date:
November 5, 2015
Creator:
Campbell, Richard J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Effects of Buy America on Transportation Infrastructure and U.S. Manufacturing: Policy Options
This report begins by explaining Buy America restrictions in more detail; how Buy America comports with international trade agreements that generally forbid procurement restrictions favoring domestic products; and how a relatively new Buy America-like provision may require imports of materials on federally funded transportation projects to be carried on U.S. -flag ships.
Date:
November 10, 2015
Creator:
Platzer, Michaela D. & Mallett, William J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Small Business Administration 504/CDC Loan Guaranty Program
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Date:
November 12, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): FY2016 Appropriations
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Date:
November 12, 2015
Creator:
Esworthy, Robert
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Budget Resolutions: Historical Information
This report discusses the budget resolution that include budget reconciliation directives instructing one or more committees to recommend legislative changes to meet the direct spending and revenue levels included in the budget resolution.
Date:
November 16, 2015
Creator:
Heniff, Bill, Jr.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Mexico Water Sharing: Background and Recent Developments
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Date:
November 10, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
State Management of Federal Lands: Frequently Asked Questions
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Date:
November 12, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE): Appropriations and the FY2016 Budget Request
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Date:
November 4, 2015
Creator:
Bracmort, Kelsi & Sissine, Fred
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Department of Veterans Affairs FY2016 Appropriations: In Brief
This report discusses budget issues for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which provides a range of benefits and services to veterans who meet certain eligibility rules.
Date:
November 18, 2015
Creator:
Panangala, Sidath V.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy LX(R) Amphibious Ship Program: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the LX(R) amphibious ship program, a Navy program to build a new class of 11 amphibious ships. The Navy wants to procure the first LX(R) in FY2020.
Date:
November 6, 2015
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Paris Attacks and "Going Dark": Intelligence-Related Issues to Consider
This report discusses intelligence efforts on tracking numerous individuals involved in the deadly assault in Paris on November 13, 2015.
Date:
November 19, 2015
Creator:
Daugherty Miles, Anne
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Iran Hostages: Efforts to Obtain Compensation
This report outlines the history of various efforts relating to benefits for victims of the 1979-1981 Iran Hostage Crisis, and describes several bills currently before Congress: the Justice for Former American Hostages in Iran Act of 2015, S. 868, a companion bill, H.R. 3338, and Section 122 of the Department of State Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act, Fiscal Year 2016, S. 1635.
Date:
November 2, 2015
Creator:
Elsea, Jennifer K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Immigration: Visa Security Policies
This report opens with an overview of visa issuance policy. It then explains the key provisions that guide the documentary requirements and approval/disapproval process. Visa revocation, a reoccurring issue of concern to Congress, and the visa security program are discussed as well.
Date:
November 18, 2015
Creator:
Wasem, Ruth Ellen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress
This report discusses Special Operations Forces (SOF), which play a significant role in U.S. military operations and, in recent years, have been given greater responsibility for planning and conducting worldwide counterterrorism operations. A potential issue for Congress is the Administration's decision to send U.S. SOF forces to Syria.
Date:
November 19, 2015
Creator:
Feickert, Andrew
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Potential Policy Implications of the House Reconciliation Bill (H.R. 3762)
This report provides background on the reconciliation process of the FY2016 budget resolution (S.Con.Res. 11) and summarizes the provisions in H.R. 37622, a reconciliation bill containing provisions submitted by three committees pursuant to the reconciliation instructions included in the FY2016 budget resolution. It then briefly examines some of the bill's policy implications.
Date:
November 2, 2015
Creator:
Mach, Annie L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Future of Internet Governance: Should the United States Relinquish Its Authority Over ICANN?
This report discusses legislation relevant to the future of Internet governance that has been introduced in the 113th and 114th Congresses which would prevent, delay, or impose conditions or additional scrutiny on the transition of NTIA's stewardship role and procedural authority over key Internet domain name functions to the global Internet multi-stakeholder community.
Date:
November 3, 2015
Creator:
Kruger, Lennard G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2016
This report begins with a discussion of the overall level of the President's FY2016 R&D request, followed by analyses of the R&D funding request from a variety of perspectives. The report concludes with discussion and analysis of the R&D budget requests of selected federal departments and agencies.
Date:
November 10, 2015
Creator:
Sargent, John F., Jr.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Internet Governance and the Domain Name System: Issues for Congress
This report provides a definition regarding Internet governance and how the Internet is currently governed. The report discusses the role of United States government and future model of Internet governance.
Date:
November 9, 2015
Creator:
Kruger, Lennard G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy Lasers, Railgun, and Hypervelocity Projectile: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and issues for Congress on three potential new weapons that could improve the ability of Navy surface ships to defend themselves against enemy missiles. Any one of these new weapon technologies, if successfully developed and deployed, might be regarded as a "game changer" for defending Navy surface ships against enemy missiles.
Date:
November 6, 2015
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The "Islamic State" and U.S. Policy
This report discusses the The Islamic State (IS, aka the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, ISIL/ISIS, or the Arabic acronym Daesh), which is a transnational Sunni Islamist insurgent and terrorist group that controls large areas of Iraq and Syria, has adherents in several other countries, and disrupts regional and international security with violence and terrorism.
Date:
November 18, 2015
Creator:
Blanchard, Christopher M. & Humud, Carla E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tropical Storm? The Supreme Court Considers Double Jeopardy and the Sovereign Status of Puerto Rico
This legal sidebar discusses the nature of the relationship between the United States government and the territory of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Based in part on statutory language providing that the relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States is "in the nature of a compact," arguments have been made that any change in Puerto Rico's political status must be consented to by both parties.
Date:
November 4, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Poland and Its Relations with the United States: In Brief
This report provides an overview and assessment of the relationship between the Untied States and Poland over the last 25 years, including developmentents in Poland that are of interest to the U.S. Congress.
Date:
November 17, 2015
Creator:
Mix, Derek E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library