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Judiciary Appropriations, FY2017 (open access)

Judiciary Appropriations, FY2017

The first section of this report provides an overview of the consideration of FY2017 judiciary appropriations, followed by a section on prior-year actions and funding. The report then provides an overview of judiciary accounts.
Date: August 3, 2016
Creator: Glassman, Matthew E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2017-2021 (open access)

Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2017-2021

Agency strategic plan for the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission describing the organization's mission, goals and action plans, redundancies and impediments, budget structure, performance measure definitions, historically underutilized business plan, agency workforce plan, and report on customer service.
Date: August 1, 2016
Creator: Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Issues (open access)

FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Issues

This report provides a brief synopsis of sections in each bill (H.R. 4909 as passed by the House on May 26, 2016, and S. 2943 as passed by the Senate on July 21, 2016) that pertain to selected personnel policies. These include issues such as military end-strengths, pay and benefits, military healthcare (TRICARE), military retirement, and other major policy issues.
Date: July 29, 2016
Creator: Kamarck, Kristy N.; Jansen, Don J.; Kapp, Lawrence; Mason, R. C. & Torreon, Barbara Salazar
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Security Cooperation and the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (open access)

Security Cooperation and the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)

This report discusses provisions in the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that have elevated ongoing debates over U.S. security sector assistance to foreign countries--and raised questions over whether the policy architecture is suited to meet current and emerging requirements.
Date: July 27, 2016
Creator: Rosen, Liana W.; Serafino, Nina M.; McInnis, Kathleen J. & Skorupski, Bolko J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congress and the Budget: 2016 Actions and Events (open access)

Congress and the Budget: 2016 Actions and Events

This report seeks to assist in (1) anticipating what budget-related actions might occur within the upcoming year, and (2) staying abreast of budget actions that occur this year. It provides a general description of the recurrent types of budgetary actions, and reflects on current events that unfold in each category during 2016.
Date: July 22, 2016
Creator: Driessen, Grant A. & Lynch, Megan S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Acquisition Reform in the House and Senate Versions of the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (open access)

Acquisition Reform in the House and Senate Versions of the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act

This report focuses on the sections of the House and Senate versions of the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4909 and S. 2943, respectively) that appear closely linked to the respective armed services committees' stated efforts to reform the acquisition system. For purposes of this analysis, CRS selected 31 sections of the House bill and 67 sections of the Senate bill.
Date: July 13, 2016
Creator: Schwartz, Moshe
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fact Sheet: FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) DOD Reform Proposals (open access)

Fact Sheet: FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) DOD Reform Proposals

This report discusses information on extant Department of Defense (DOD) reform proposals being considered during the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act debates. As such, it includes key provisions incorporated in H.R. 4909, the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) reported by the House Armed Services Committee on May 4, 2016 (H.Rept. 114-537), and S. 2943, the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act reported by the Senate Armed Services Committee on May 18, 2016 (S.Rept. 114-255). Wherever possible, it also includes the Administration's views.
Date: June 30, 2016
Creator: McInnis, Kathleen J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Islamic State and U.S. Policy (open access)

The Islamic State and U.S. Policy

This report provides background on the Islamic State organization, discusses its goals, operations, and affiliates, reviews U.S. legislative and policy debates, and describes select FY2017 legislative proposals.
Date: June 27, 2016
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M. & Humud, Carla E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2017 (open access)

Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2017

This report begins with a discussion of the overall level of the President's FY2017 R&D request, followed by analyses of the R&D funding request from a variety of perspectives and for selected multiagency R&D initiatives. It concludes with discussion and analysis of the R&D budget requests of selected federal departments and agencies that, collectively, account for nearly 99% of total federal R&D funding.
Date: June 24, 2016
Creator: Sargent, John F., Jr.; Esworthy, Robert; Gottron, Frank; Johnson, Judith A.; Monke, Jim; Morgan, Daniel et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Ethics Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2017-2021 (open access)

Texas Ethics Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2017-2021

Agency strategic plan for the Texas Ethics Commision describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2017 through 2021.
Date: June 24, 2016
Creator: Texas Ethics Commission
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Facilities Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2017-2021 (open access)

Texas Facilities Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2017-2021

Agency strategic plan for the Texas Facilities Commission describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2017 through 2021.
Date: June 24, 2016
Creator: Texas Facilities Commission
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Finance Report, Volume 84, Number 3, June 24, 2016 (open access)

Texas State Finance Report, Volume 84, Number 3, June 24, 2016

The report highlights key provisions of HB1 by otto, the general appropriations act for fiscal 2016-17 and HB2 by otto, the supplemental appropriations and reduction act. It gives an overview of the fiscal 2016-17 budget.
Date: June 24, 2016
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Library and Archives Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2017-2021 (open access)

Texas State Library and Archives Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2017-2021

Agency strategic plan for the Texas State Library & Archives Commission describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2017 through 2021.
Date: June 24, 2016
Creator: Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Commission of Texas Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2017-2021 (open access)

Railroad Commission of Texas Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2017-2021

Agency strategic plan for the Railroad Commission of Texas describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2017 through 2021.
Date: June 21, 2016
Creator: Railroad Commission of Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2017 Appropriations: Overview (open access)

Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2017 Appropriations: Overview

This report discusses the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill, which includes funding for the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the judiciary, the District of Columbia, and more than two dozen independent agencies.
Date: June 20, 2016
Creator: Webel, Baird
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2017 Appropriations: Overview (open access)

Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2017 Appropriations: Overview

This report discusses the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill, which includes funding for the Department of the Treasury (Title I), the Executive Office of the President (EOP, Title II), the judiciary (Title III), the District of Columbia (Title IV), and more than two dozen independent agencies (Title V). The bill typically funds mandatory retirement accounts in Title VI, which also contains additional general provisions applying to the funding provided agencies through the FSGG bill. Title VII contains general provisions applying government-wide. The FSGG bills have often also contained provisions relating to U.S. policy toward Cuba.
Date: June 20, 2016
Creator: Webel, Baird
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY2017 Defense Appropriations Fact Sheet: Selected Highlights of H.R. 5293 and S. 3000 (open access)

FY2017 Defense Appropriations Fact Sheet: Selected Highlights of H.R. 5293 and S. 3000

This report summarizes selected highlights of the FY2017 Defense Appropriations Act passed by the House on June 16, 2016 (H.R. 5293), and the version reported by the Senate Appropriations Committee on May 26, 2016 (S. 3000).
Date: June 17, 2016
Creator: Towell, Pat & Williams, Lynn M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Islamic State and U.S. Policy (open access)

The Islamic State and U.S. Policy

This report provides background on the Islamic State organization, discusses its goals, operations, and affiliates, reviews U.S. legislative and policy debates, and describes select FY2017 legislative proposals.
Date: June 14, 2016
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M. & Humud, Carla E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Overview of FY2017 Appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) (open access)

Overview of FY2017 Appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS)

This report tracks and describes actions taken by the Administration and Congress to provide FY2017 appropriations for the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) accounts. It also provides an overview of FY2016 appropriations for agencies and bureaus funded as part of annual CJS appropriations.
Date: June 13, 2016
Creator: James, Nathan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY2017 Appropriations for the Department of Justice (open access)

FY2017 Appropriations for the Department of Justice

This report discusses appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ) for fiscal year 2017. It includes an overview of the DOJ's accounts, broken down by department and program; an comparison of appropriations for fiscal years 2016 and 2017; and select legislative proposals.
Date: June 9, 2016
Creator: James, Nathan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY2017 Appropriations for the Department of Justice Grant Programs (open access)

FY2017 Appropriations for the Department of Justice Grant Programs

This report provides an overview of congressional actions to fund the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) grant programs through these accounts for FY2017. The report also provides information on FY2016 appropriations for DOJ's grant programs.
Date: June 9, 2016
Creator: James, Nathan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fact Sheet: Selected Highlights of the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4909, S. 2943) (open access)

Fact Sheet: Selected Highlights of the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4909, S. 2943)

This report provides selected highlights of the version of the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed by the House on May 18, 2016 (H.R. 4909) and the version reported by the Senate Armed Services Committee on the same date (S. 2943). Table 1 provides a summary of amounts recommended for authorization. Table 2 provides a summary of selected congressional budget reductions and restrictions, and Table 3 provides a summary of selected Administration policy and cost-cutting proposals. Table 4 provides a summary of selected congressional budget increases and policy initiatives.
Date: June 8, 2016
Creator: Towell, Pat & Williams, Lynn M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Branch: FY2017 Appropriations (open access)

Legislative Branch: FY2017 Appropriations

The first section of this report provides an overview of the consideration of FY2017 legislative branch appropriations, with subsections covering each action. It is followed by a section on prior year actions and funding, which contains historical tables. The report then addresses the FY2017 budget requests, requested administrative language, and selected funding issues for individual legislative branch agencies and entities.
Date: June 2, 2016
Creator: Brudnick, Ida A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2017-2021 (open access)

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2017-2021

Agency strategic plan for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2017 through 2021.
Date: June 2016
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History