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What Happens if the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Lapses? (open access)

What Happens if the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Lapses?

This report provides a short overview of what would happen if the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) were not to be reauthorized by January 19, 2018, and was allowed to lapse.
Date: January 3, 2018
Creator: Horn, Diane P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Flood Insurance Borrowing Authority (open access)

National Flood Insurance Borrowing Authority

This report evaluates the National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP's) borrowing authority to receive loans from the U.S. Department of the Treasury -- particularly in the context of major floods -- and discusses the current financial situation of the NFIP as it pays claims from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria.
Date: January 3, 2018
Creator: Horn, Diane P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Act Issues in the 115th Congress: In Brief (open access)

Clean Air Act Issues in the 115th Congress: In Brief

This report discusses issues regarding the EPA and its regulations of greenhouse gas emissions and air quality standards under the Clean Air Act and various court proceedings and Congressional and executive discussions related to them.
Date: January 3, 2018
Creator: McCarthy, James E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Primer: Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence) (open access)

Defense Primer: Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence)

This report provides an overview of the duties of the Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence Division) and the origin of the position.
Date: January 3, 2018
Creator: Peters, Heidi M. & DeVine, Michael E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Army Corps Supplemental Appropriations: History, Trends, and Policy Issues (open access)

Army Corps Supplemental Appropriations: History, Trends, and Policy Issues

This report discusses the Army Corps of Engineers and its role in disaster recovery and flood management and how supplemental appropriations from Congress assist in funding these efforts. The 115th Congress is considering possible responses to various natural disasters in 2017. H.R. 4667--Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 (as passed by the House)--proposes $12.09 billion for the agency's activities associated with response, repair, and recovery from natural disasters including Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria.
Date: January 3, 2018
Creator: Carter, Nicole T. & Stern, Charles V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Offices of Selected Federal Agencies (open access)

Congressional Offices of Selected Federal Agencies

This report provides a list of about 200 congressional liaison offices, intended to help congressional offices in placing telephone calls and addressing correspondence to government agencies. Entries are arranged alphabetically in four sections: legislative branch; judicial branch; executive branch; and agencies, boards, and commissions.
Date: January 3, 2018
Creator: Crane-Hirsch, Audrey Celeste
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: Fiscal Year 2018 Budget and Appropriations (open access)

Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: Fiscal Year 2018 Budget and Appropriations

This report discusses the FY2018 appropriations for the State Department's Foreign Operations and Related Programs section and their funding levels, as well as the legislative process.
Date: January 3, 2018
Creator: Epstein, Susan B.; Lawson, Marian L. & Gill, Cory R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues for Congress

This report presents background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Navy's Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) and Zumwalt (DDG-1000) class destroyer programs. The Navy procured DDG-51s from FY1985 through FY2005, and resumed procuring them in FY2010. The three DDG-51s requested for procurement in FY2019 are to be the 80th, 81st, and 82nd ships in the class. The Navy procured three DDG-1000s in FY2007-FY2009 and plans no further procurement of DDG-1000s.
Date: July 3, 2018
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy LPD-17 Flight II (LX[R]) Amphibious Ship Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy LPD-17 Flight II (LX[R]) Amphibious Ship Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the LPD-17 Flight II amphibious ship program, previously known as the LX(R) program.
Date: July 3, 2018
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Frigate (FFG[X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Frigate (FFG[X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and discusses potential issues for Congress regarding the Navy's FFG(X) program, a program to procure a new class of 20 guided-missile frigates (FFGs).
Date: July 3, 2018
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy John Lewis (TAO-205) Class Oiler Shipbuilding Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy John Lewis (TAO-205) Class Oiler Shipbuilding Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the John Lewis (TAO205) class oiler shipbuilding program, previously known as the TAO(X) program, a program to build a new class of 20 fleet oilers for the Navy.
Date: July 3, 2018
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mexico: Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking Organizations (open access)

Mexico: Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking Organizations

This report provides background on drug trafficking and organized crime inside Mexico. It identifies the major drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) and examines how the organized crime "landscape" has been significantly altered by fragmentation.
Date: July 3, 2018
Creator: Beittel, June S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program (open access)

High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program

This report provides an overview of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program, including how areas are designated as part of a HIDTA, and program coordination and funding. It also examines issues that policymakers may consider as they debate the future of the program: whether the county is still an appropriate unit of inclusion, whether the criteria remain adequate, whether the program is effective, whether its tangential effects can be measured, whether the current bounds on funds are still appropriate, and which federal entity may be best suited to administer the program.
Date: May 3, 2018
Creator: Finklea, Kristin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Buprenorphine and the Opioid Crisis: A Primer for Congress (open access)

Buprenorphine and the Opioid Crisis: A Primer for Congress

This report addresses questions policymakers may have about the effectiveness of the opioid addiction treatment drug buprenorphine, the demand for buprenorphine, and access to buprenorphine.
Date: August 3, 2018
Creator: Duff, Johnathan H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Background and U.S. Policy In Brief (open access)

Afghanistan: Background and U.S. Policy In Brief

This report provides an overview of current political and military dynamics, with a focus on the Trump Administration's new strategy for Afghanistan and South Asia, the U.S.-led coalition and Afghan military operations, and recent political developments, including prospects for peace talks and elections.
Date: August 3, 2018
Creator: Thomas, Clayton
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Labor Market Patterns Since 2007 (open access)

Labor Market Patterns Since 2007

This report uses data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to outline how various factors have affected the U.S. labor market from 2007-2018. It includes background and sections related to impacts of cyclical and structural change, full employment, the changing composition of employment -- both industry and occupation as well as demographics, and what to expect going forward.
Date: October 3, 2018
Creator: Donovan, Sarah A. & Labonte, Marc
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Legislation in the 115th Congress (open access)

Afghanistan: Legislation in the 115th Congress

This report summarizes legislative proposals in the 115th Congress that relate to U.S. policy in Afghanistan. Proposals address a number of issues including: 1) aspects of the U.S. troop presence in the country, 2) information that the executive branch provides to Congress, 3) the role of women in Afghan society, government, and the military, 4) purposes for U.S. aid, and conditions under which it can be obligated, 5) overall U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, including prospects for a negotiated settlement, and 6) regional dynamics, including the role of Russia.
Date: October 3, 2018
Creator: Thomas, Clayton
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reduced structural flexibility for an exonuclease deficient DNA polymerase III mutant (open access)

Reduced structural flexibility for an exonuclease deficient DNA polymerase III mutant

This article reports on the dynamics of E coli DNA polymerase III proofreading in the presence of its processivity factor, the β₂-sliding clamp, at varying base pair termini using single-molecule FRET.
Date: June 29, 2018
Creator: Gahlon, Hailey L.; Walker, Alice R.; Cisneros, Gerardo Andrés; Lamers, Meindert H. & Rueda, David S.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Whitewright Sun (Whitewright, Tex.), Vol. 134, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 3, 2018 (open access)

Whitewright Sun (Whitewright, Tex.), Vol. 134, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 3, 2018

Weekly newspaper from Whitewright, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 3, 2018
Creator: Palmer, Kimberly
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 215, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 3, 2018 (open access)

Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 215, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 3, 2018
Creator: Einselen, Sarah
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 237, Ed. 1 Friday, August 3, 2018 (open access)

Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 237, Ed. 1 Friday, August 3, 2018

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 3, 2018
Creator: Einselen, Sarah
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 45, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 3, 2018 (open access)

Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 45, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 3, 2018

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 3, 2018
Creator: Einselen, Sarah
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 86, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 3, 2018 (open access)

Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 86, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 3, 2018
Creator: Armstrong, Mark J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 152, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 3, 2018 (open access)

Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 152, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 3, 2018
Creator: Armstrong, Mark J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History