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Rising Costs and Delays Doom New Nuclear Reactors in South Carolina
This report discusses the cancellation of building two new nuclear reactors at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station in Jenkinsonville, South Carolina due to budget shortfalls, the bankruptcy of the construction company Westinghouse, delays, and rising costs.
Date:
August 10, 2017
Creator:
Holt, Mark
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Election in Germany
This report gives a brief overview of the 2017 chancellorship election campaign in Germany where Chancellor Angela Merkel is running for her 4th term in office. The major political parties and issues in the campaign are discussed as well as possible effects on U.S. relations with Germany.
Date:
September 18, 2017
Creator:
Belkin, Paul
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and Debt Restructuring under PROMESA, P.L. 114-187
This report discusses the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) and its debt restructuring process under the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA). The major debt the company is in has prevented it from maintaining power stations and transmission lines properly or diversifying its energy production methods leading to widespread unreliability of the power supply and high prices.
Date:
August 8, 2017
Creator:
Austin, D. Andrew & Campbell, Richard J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Human Trafficking: New Global Estimates of Forced Labor and Modern Slavery
This report discusses a new report by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Walk Free Foundation that estimates that 40.3 million people worldwide were victims of modern slavery (including forced labor run by individuals and governments, forced marriages, and sex trafficking) which used a new methodology that combined multiple data sources and statistical probability calculations. A brief overview of the findings, past reports and variance between State Department Trafficking in Persons (TIP reports and other reports such as this one, and varying definitions of the terms modern slavery, human trafficking, and forced labor are discussed. Current bills to reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) in Congress are also discussed.
Date:
October 18, 2017
Creator:
Rosen, Liana W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
H.R. 79, Section 452 of H.R. 10, and Section 913 of H.R. 3280: Helping Angels Lead Our Startups
This report discusses policy issues related to the extension of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act of 2012 focused on corporate regulatory relief and recent legislation in Congress known as the Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act.
Date:
August 22, 2017
Creator:
Shorter, Gary
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Yemen: Cholera Outbreak
This report discusses the cholera outbreak in Yemen that began in October 2016 due to the breakdown of sanitation systems caused by the ongoing civil war. A brief description of cholera is given along with current conditions in Yemen for healthcare, and past humanitarian aid efforts by the U.S. and the U.N.
Date:
August 2, 2017
Creator:
Sharp, Jeremy M. & Salaam-Blyther, Tiaji
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Syria's Chemical Weapons: Continuing Challenges
This report discusses Syria's chemical weapon supplies, efforts to have them destroyed, recent uses of chemical weapons there, and issues related to undeclared chemical weapon stocks.
Date:
September 8, 2017
Creator:
Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
China-India Border Tensions at Doka-La
This report discusses border disputes between China and India in the Himalayas and the recent dispute at Doka La over China extending a road into disputed territory between Bhutan and China.
Date:
August 9, 2017
Creator:
Vaughn, Bruce
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Paris Agreement on Climate Change: U.S. Letter to the United Nations
This report discusses the the letter from President Trump sent to the U.N announcing the United States intent to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement at the earliest possible date of Nov. 4, 2019 unless policies were changed to be more favorable to U.S. businesses and taxpayers which could result in a re-engagement in the agreement.
Date:
August 8, 2017
Creator:
Leggett, Jane A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Zimbabwe: A Military-Compelled Transition?
This report discusses the military intervention in Zimbabwe which occurred on November 14 and 15th, 2017, and provides a discussion of the main events leading up to the action and possible outcomes.
Date:
November 16, 2017
Creator:
Cook, Nicolas
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ransomware Attacks Renew Foccus on HIPAA Security Sttandards
This report discuses ransomware attacks on healthcare facilities and safeguards against loss of information in such an attack through the proper implication of HIPAA regulations for patient privacy in electronic health records.
Date:
June 5, 2017
Creator:
Redhead, C. Stephen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Distribution of the Tax Policy Changes in H.R 1 and the Senate's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
This report discusses the Joint Committee on Taxation's (JCT) November 14, 2017 distributional analysis report of the House and Senate's proposed tax reform legislation which outlines how the changes made by the bill would effect the economic well-being of American taxpayers.
Date:
November 21, 2017
Creator:
Sherlock, Molly F. & Hughes, Joseph S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Private Flood Insurance and the National Flood Insurance Program
This report discuses the National Flood Insurance Program and private flood insurance which meets federal guidelines in Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA). Related legislation in the 115th Congress and options for privatizing flood insurance are also discussed.
Date:
June 2, 2017
Creator:
Webel, Baird & Horn, Diane P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Transport Agencies Withdraw Proposed Sleep Apnea Rules
This report discusses the withdrawing of a proposed rule by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) that would have required long-haul truck drivers and railroad engineers to be screened for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The risks of OSA, current regulations and safety requirements, and recent accidents involving drivers with OSA are also discussed.
Date:
October 2, 2017
Creator:
Peterman, David Randall
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The World Drug Problem: UNGA Convenes for a Special Session
This report discusses the U.N. special session on the problem of drug abuse in the world. The interests and outcomes of the U.S. and U.N are also discussed.
Date:
April 20, 2017
Creator:
Rosen, Liana W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Value of Energy Tax Incentives Across Energy Resources: Trends over Time
This report discusses energy tax incentives and historical trends regarding their value and the types of fuels they supported.
Date:
April 6, 2017
Creator:
Sherlock, Molly F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Second Treasury Report on Regulatory Relief: Capital Markets
This report describes highlights of the October 6, 2017, Treasury Department report "A Financial System that Creates Economic Opportunities: Capital Markets" that primarily examines the regulation of debt, equity, commodities, and derivatives markets. The report is the second of a series written in accordance with Executive Order (E.O.) 13772, which was issued by the President on February 3, 2017. The capital markets report provides 91 policy recommendations, the majority of which could be implemented by the primary regulators of U.S. capital markets: the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), state securities regulators, and Self-Regulatory Organizations (SROs). Nine of the 91 Treasury recommendations would require congressional action.
Date:
October 19, 2017
Creator:
Su, Eva
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Executive Order for Review of National Monuments
This report discusses President Trump's April 16, 2017 executive order requiring the Department of the Interior to review presidentially established national monuments since 1996 that exceed 100,000 acres or where action was taken "without adequate public outreach and coordination". It includes tables of the national monuments effected and numbers of acres protected as a national monument by each President since 1996.
Date:
May 1, 2017
Creator:
Vincent, Carol Hardy & Hanson, Laura A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Withdrawal from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
This report discusses the announcement by President Trump that the U.S. was withdrawing from UNESCO due to payment arrears, organization issues, and anti-Israel bias. A brief background of U.S. involvement is provided along with previous withdrawals, ongoing tensions regarding UNESCO's actions in regard to Israel and the admittance of Palestine as a member, and possible effects of the U.S. being a nonmember observer state in UNESCO.
Date:
October 17, 2017
Creator:
Blanchfield, Luisa
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Trade Implications of the President's Buy American Executive Order
This report discusses President Trump's April 18, 2017 Executive Order on Buy American and Hire American and its implications for U.S. trade agreements and government procurement costs.
Date:
May 2, 2017
Creator:
Fefer, Rachel F. & Fergusson, Ian F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Westinghouse Bankruptcy Filing Could Put New U.S. Nuclear Projects at Risk
This report discusses the bankruptcy of Westinghouse Electric Company and its effects on two nuclear power plant projects that the company was building.
Date:
April 19, 2017
Creator:
Holt, Mark
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congress Faces Calls to Address Expired Funds for Primary Care
This report discusses funding for the Health Centers Program and the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) which provide medical care to underserved populations through health centers and provide scholarships and loan repayment to physicians in exchange for working in underserved areas for at least two years through the NHSC.
Date:
October 18, 2017
Creator:
Heisler, Elayne J. & Redhead, C. Stephen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Puerto Rico and Electric Power Restoration from Hurricane Maria
This report discusses the mass power outage in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria and challenges and efforts to get repair work under way. As of October 3, 2017 only 5.4 % of customers had their power back from the storm which it on September 20, 2017.
Date:
October 3, 2017
Creator:
Campbell, Richard J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library