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2017 Hurricanes and Army Corps of Engineers: Background for Flood Response and Recovery
This report outlines the role of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in hurricane disaster relief and recovery. This role encompasses emergency response to floods and general disaster recovery, maintaining or repairing flood control structures such as dams that they operate as well as assisting in the repair of non-federally owned flood control structures. Recent activities of the Corps during and after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma are discussed.
Date:
September 15, 2017
Creator:
Carter, Nicole T. & Stern, Charles V.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Abortion: Judicial History and Legislative Response
This report discusses legislative action related to abortion since the 1973 "Roe v. Wade" decision. Topics covered include Major Supreme Court cases related to abortion, restrictions on federal funding being used for abortions, and previous and current legislative actions related to abortion restriction.
Date:
September 29, 2017
Creator:
Shimabukuro, Jon O.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Amtrak: Overview
This report provides an overview of the Amtrak rail service, Topics discussed are funding sources and shortfalls, current and proposed infrastructure, current ridership, on-time arrival improvements needed, service areas, and private passenger rail initiatives in Texas, Florida, and California.
Date:
September 28, 2017
Creator:
Peterman, David Randall
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Bahrain: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy
This report discusses Bahrain's governmental structure and political climate, the 2011 uprising against the royal family and continued dissent, its alliance with Saudi Arabia, U.S. military forces in Bahrain, and human rights concerns.
Date:
September 29, 2017
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Briefing, September 2017
Newsletter of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement describing news, events, and activities of the Commission, as well as updates about changes to laws or other information of interest to readers.
Date:
September 2017
Creator:
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Budget Control Act: Frequently Asked Questions
This report addresses fourteen frequently asked questions related to the Budget Control Act (BCA) and the annual budget.
Date:
September 1, 2017
Creator:
Driessen, Grant A. & Lynch, Megan S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides an overview of Arctic-related issues for Congress, and refers readers to more in-depth CRS reports on specific Arctic-related issues. Some general issues include Arctic territorial disputes; commercial shipping through the Arctic; Arctic oil, gas, and mineral exploration; endangered Arctic species; and increased military operations in the Arctic, which could cause the region in coming years to become an arena of international cooperation or competition.
Date:
September 18, 2017
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"Chevron" Deference: A Primer
This report discusses the Chevron decision (which set up the current process for judicial review of regulatory agencies), explains the circumstances in which the Chevron doctrine applies, explores how courts apply the two steps of Chevron, and highlights some criticisms of the doctrine, with an eye towards the potential future of Chevron deference.
Date:
September 19, 2017
Creator:
Brannon, Valerie C. & Cole, Jared P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and issues for Congress on China's naval modernization effort and its implications for U.S. Navy capabilities. The question of how the United States should respond to China's military modernization effort, including its naval modernization effort, is a key issue in U.S. defense planning and budgeting. Many U.S. military programs for countering improving Chinese military forces (particularly its naval forces) fall within the U.S. Navy's budget.
Date:
September 18, 2017
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
China's Economic Rise: History, Trends, Challenges, and Implications for the United States
This report provides background on China's economic rise; describes its current economic structure; identifies the challenges China faces to maintain economic growth; and discusses the challenges, opportunities, and implications of China's economic rise for the United States.
Date:
September 15, 2017
Creator:
Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type:
Report
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. The Coast Guard's proposed FY2018 budget requests $19 million in acquisition funding for a new polar icebreaker that the Coast Guard wants to begin building in FY2019.
Date:
September 14, 2017
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Proposed Reauthorization in the 115th Congress
This report examines selected major H.R. 238 provisions that would authorize appropriations for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) of $250 million for each of FY2017 through FY2021, expand the current 5 cost-benefit analysis provisions in the CEA to 12 considerations and add a requirement that the CFTC conduct quantitative as well as qualitative assessments, potentially broaden the bona fide hedging definition to allow anticipated, as well as current, risks to be hedged, which might increase the number of swaps that qualify as hedges, and mandate that, starting 18 months from enactment, the regulatory requirements of the eight largest foreign swaps markets be considered comparable to those of the United States--unless the CFTC issued a rule finding that any of those foreign jurisdictions' requirements were not comparable to U.S. requirements.
Date:
September 29, 2017
Creator:
Miller, Rena S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Confederate Symbols: Relation to Federal Lands and Programs
This report focuses primarily on Confederate symbols administered by three federal entities-- NPS, the VA, and DOD. Each of these entities manages multiple sites or programs that involve Confederate symbols. The report begins with a discussion of recent legislative proposals, and then discusses the agencies' current policies with respect to Confederate symbols, along with issues for Congress.
Date:
September 20, 2017
Creator:
Comay, Laura B.; Szymendara, Scott D.; Torreon, Barbara Salazar; DeBruyne, Nese F. & Hanson, Laura A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Consideration of Resolutions to "Censure" Executive Branch Officials
This report summarizes the parliamentary procedures the House and Senate might use to consider a resolution to censure or condemn an executive branch official and provides links to additional reading material on the subject.
Date:
September 14, 2017
Creator:
Davis, Christopher M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Primer on Responding to Major Disasters and Emergencies
This report provides information to aid policymakers as they navigate the many levels of responsibility, and numerous policy pressure points that occur after a disaster. It describes the laws and administrative policies governing the disaster response and recovery process. The report also reviews the legislative framework that exists for providing federal financial assistance following disasters, as well as the policies the executive branch employs to provide supplemental help to state, tribal, and local governments during time of disasters.
Date:
September 8, 2017
Creator:
Brown, Jared T.; Lindsay, Bruce R. & Petruzzelli, Jaclyn
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Primer on Responding to Major Disasters and Emergencies
This report provides information to aid policymakers as they navigate the many levels of responsibility, and numerous policy pressure points; it describes the laws and administrative policies governing the disaster response and recovery process. The report also reviews the legislative framework that exists for providing federal financial assistance following disasters, as well as the policies the executive branch employs to provide supplemental help to state, tribal, and local governments during time of disasters.
Date:
September 8, 2017
Creator:
Brown, Jared T.; Lindsay, Bruce R. & Petruzzelli, Jaclyn
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congress's Power Over Courts: Jurisdiction Stripping and the Rule of "Klein"
This report highlights a series of Supreme Court rulings that have examined separation-of-powers-based limitations on the Exceptions Clause, congressional jurisdiction stripping, and the ability of Congress to amend laws with the purpose of directly impacting litigation. The Court's jurisprudence largely begins with the Reconstruction-era case "United States v. Klein", and leads to "Patchak v. Zinke", which is scheduled for oral argument before the Supreme Court in November 2017.
Date:
September 26, 2017
Creator:
Peck, Sarah Herman
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Connections, Volume 3, Number 2, September 2017
Newsletter of the Texas Commission on State Emergency Communications discussing news and activities of the organization as well as other information related to 9-1-1 services and other emergency communication within Texas.
Date:
September 2017
Creator:
Texas. Commission on State Emergency Communications.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Corporate Tax Reform: Issues for Congress
This report provides an overview of corporate tax issues and discusses potential reforms in the context of these issues, with particular attention to some of the research concerning large behavioral responses and their implications for revenue and distribution. The first section reviews the size and history of the corporate income tax, and discusses an important issue that has been given little attention by those who propose deep cuts in the corporate tax: its role in preventing the use of the corporate form as a tax shelter by wealthy business owners. This section also discusses the potential effect of behavioral responses on corporate tax revenues. The second section examines the role of the corporate tax in contributing to a progressive tax system and discusses claims that the burden falls on workers. The third section reviews arguments relating to efficiency and revenue yield, and traditional criticisms of the corporate tax as one that causes important behavioral distortions. One aspect of this discussion is the question of how the tax might be viewed differently in a more global economy. The final section examines options for reform.
Date:
September 22, 2017
Creator:
Gravelle, Jane G.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
CRISPR Gene Editing Research in Embryos Generates Scientific and Ethics Debate
This report discusses the results of a recent experiment on the use of gene modification for decreasing the chance of children having hypertrophic cardiomyopathy which was done through the use of CRISPR to modify the genes of human embryos at a private facility. Restrictions on the use of public funds for such studies, a brief explanation of the science, and ethical concerns are discussed.
Date:
September 12, 2017
Creator:
Sargent, John F., Jr.; Sarata, Amanda K. & Johnson, Judith A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA): Frequently Asked Questions
This report answers frequently asked questions about the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program and the recent announcement on September 5, 2017 that the program was being rescinded.
Date:
September 6, 2017
Creator:
Bruno, Andorra
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: Fiscal Year 2018 Budget and Appropriations
This report outlines the 2018 fiscal year budget request for the State Department, foreign operations, and related programs such as foreign aid. Funding levels requested, major projects for the year, and Congressional actions are discussed.
Date:
September 27, 2017
Creator:
Epstein, Susan B.; Lawson, Marian L. & Gill, Cory R.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Department of Veterans Affairs Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations
This report provides an overview of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) appropriations for fiscal year 2017 which total $176.94 billion.
Date:
September 19, 2017
Creator:
Panangala, Sidath Viranga
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Direct Overt U.S. Aid Appropriations for and Military Reimbursements to Pakistan, FY2002-FY2018
Table of data outlining direct overt U.S. aid appropriations and military reimbursements to Pakistan including number for fiscal years 2002-2011 (combined), fiscal years 2012-2016 (individually) and estimates for 2017 and 2018.
Date:
September 6, 2017
Creator:
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library