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Protecting Consumers and Businesses from Fraudulent Robocalls (open access)

Protecting Consumers and Businesses from Fraudulent Robocalls

This report discusses efforts by Congress and the Federal Communications Commision (FCC) to combat robocall scams and prevent them from reaching consumers. It includes an overview of what robocallls are, their legitimate uses, regulation, and complaint procedures for consumers.
Date: January 5, 2018
Creator: Figliola, Patricia Moloney
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: History, Impact, and Issues (open access)

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: History, Impact, and Issues

This report discusses the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA), including debates over what constitutes an unfunded federal mandate and UMRA's implementation. It includes an overview of the topic, as well as information related to Congresional Procedure (under Title I) and federal rulemaking (under Title II), with tables and an appendix on UMRA's legislative history.
Date: January 5, 2018
Creator: Dilger, Robert Jay
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA): Overview of Workers' Compensation for Certain Private-Sector Maritime Workers (open access)

The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA): Overview of Workers' Compensation for Certain Private-Sector Maritime Workers

This report discusses the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA) which requires private companies to provide workers' compensation coverage for employees engaged in longshore, harbor, or other maritime occupations. Topics include: covered workers, excluded workers, benefits under the program, and legislative discussions regarding the program.
Date: January 5, 2018
Creator: Szymendara, Scott
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Drug Compounding: FDA Authority and Possible Issues for Congress (open access)

Drug Compounding: FDA Authority and Possible Issues for Congress

This report discusses legislation regulating the compounding of drugs by pharmacies to remove certain ingredients from a standard approved drug for patients with allergies, or for a medical clinic to keep on hand. It outlines various arguments for and against further regulation of the practice by the FDA and potential Congressional actions.
Date: January 5, 2018
Creator: Dabrowska, Agata
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 1, Pages 1-136, January 5, 2018 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 1, Pages 1-136, January 5, 2018

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: January 5, 2018
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flood Resilience Building in Thailand: Assessing Progress and the Effect of Leadership (open access)

Flood Resilience Building in Thailand: Assessing Progress and the Effect of Leadership

This article uses the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction 10 Essentials for Making Cities Resilient as guidelines to assess the progress of flood resilience building in Thailand.
Date: March 5, 2018
Creator: Khunwishit, Somporn; Choosuk, Chanisada & Webb, Gary
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, January 5, 2018 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, January 5, 2018

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: January 5, 2018
Creator: Nash, Tammye
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
New Nuclear Warheads: Legislative Provisions (open access)

New Nuclear Warheads: Legislative Provisions

This report reviews legislation addressing research and development on new or low-yield nuclear weapons. It does not address the policy debate on the benefits and risks of this capability.
Date: February 5, 2018
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 2018 National Defense Strategy (open access)

The 2018 National Defense Strategy

This report discusses the 2018 National Defense Strategy which lays out the goals and methods of the Defense Department for the year.
Date: February 5, 2018
Creator: McInnis, Kathleen J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
SBA's Office of Inspector General: Overview, Impact, and Relationship with Congress (open access)

SBA's Office of Inspector General: Overview, Impact, and Relationship with Congress

This report examines the Small Business Administration(SBA), Office of the Inspector General (OIG's) statutory authorities; reporting requirements; funding ($26.9 million in FY2018, including $7 million in supplemental appropriations for overseeing SBA disaster assistance); staffing and organizational structure; and recent activities (audits, investigations, etc.). It also examines the SBA OIG's impact on monetary savings, SBA programs and operations, and legislation affecting the agency. The report concludes with observations concerning the SBA OIG's relationship with Congress.
Date: April 5, 2018
Creator: Dilger, Robert Jay
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: March 5, 2018
Creator: Thomas, Clayton
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (S. 2155) and Selected Policy Issues (open access)

Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (S. 2155) and Selected Policy Issues

This report discusses the provisions of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (S. 2155) and some related policy issues.
Date: March 5, 2018
Creator: Perkins, David W.; Getter, Darryl E.; Labonte, Marc & Weiss, N. Eric
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Waiver Authority and Modification of Volumes (open access)

The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Waiver Authority and Modification of Volumes

This report discusses the renewable fuel standard which require a certain level of bio-fuel (usually ethanol) to be included in gas and the issuance of the 2018 rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Date: February 5, 2018
Creator: Bracmort, Kelsi
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tax Incentives for Opportunity Zones: In Brief (open access)

Tax Incentives for Opportunity Zones: In Brief

This report discusses tax incentives for opportunity zones (OZ) which are low-income areas selected by state governors for revitalization efforts. This report briefly describes what census tracts are eligible to be nominated as an OZ by the "chief executive officer" (typically, the governor) of each state or territory, what types of entities can be certified as Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOFs), and the tax benefits of investments in QOFs.
Date: April 5, 2018
Creator: Lowry, Sean & Marples, Donald J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abortion and Family Planning-Related Provisions in U.S. Foreign Assistance Law and Policy (open access)

Abortion and Family Planning-Related Provisions in U.S. Foreign Assistance Law and Policy

This report details legislation and policies that restrict or place requirements on U.S. funding of abortion or family planning activities abroad. The level and extent of federal funding for these activities is an ongoing and controversial issue in U.S. foreign assistance and has continued to be a point of contention during the 115th Congress.
Date: April 5, 2018
Creator: Blanchfield, Luisa
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The New START Treaty: Central Limits and Key Provisions (open access)

The New START Treaty: Central Limits and Key Provisions

This report discusses the New START Treaty signed by Russia and the United States in 2010 which will be abided by until at least 2021 by the United States. The main provisions of the agreement andits ratification process and implementation, and issues for congress to consider are discussed(
Date: February 5, 2018
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China's Economic Rise: History, Trends, Challenges, and Implications for the United States (open access)

China's Economic Rise: History, Trends, Challenges, and Implications for the United States

This report discusses Chinese economic development in recent years implications for the United States.
Date: February 5, 2018
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
International Trade and Finance: Overview and Issues for the 115th Congress (open access)

International Trade and Finance: Overview and Issues for the 115th Congress

This report discusses major topics of interest and debate in the 115th Congress related to trade and finance.
Date: March 5, 2018
Creator: Irace, Mary A. & Nelson, Rebecca M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Material Support for Terrorism is Not Always an "Act of International Terrorism," Second Circuit Holds (open access)

Material Support for Terrorism is Not Always an "Act of International Terrorism," Second Circuit Holds

This report discusses the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in the case of "Linde v. Arab Bank, PLC".
Date: March 5, 2018
Creator: Mulligan, Stephen P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
What Happens When Five Supreme Court Justices Can't Agree? (open access)

What Happens When Five Supreme Court Justices Can't Agree?

This report discusses the Supreme Court case of "Hughes v. United States" where all five justices agreed on the party that should win but they could not agree on why that party should win. The report discusses what justice's opinion, if any should enter future law through case law precedent, similar past cases, and the background of the "Hughes" case.
Date: April 5, 2018
Creator: Lewis, Kevin M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Options to Cease Implementing the Iran Nuclear Agreement (open access)

Options to Cease Implementing the Iran Nuclear Agreement

This report discusses the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and various options for possible U.S. withdrawal if President Trump decided to try to reimpose sanctions on Iran.
Date: April 5, 2018
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth; Kerr, Paul K. & Heitshusen, Valerie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fiscal Year 2018 Defense Appropriations Act: An Overview (open access)

Fiscal Year 2018 Defense Appropriations Act: An Overview

This report provides an overview of the appropriations and provisions of the FY2018 Defense Appropriations Act.
Date: April 5, 2018
Creator: McGarry, Brendan W. & Towell, Pat
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Guns, Excise Taxes, Wildlife Restoration, and the National Firearms Act (open access)

Guns, Excise Taxes, Wildlife Restoration, and the National Firearms Act

This report discusses excise taxes collected on firearms which are used to fund wildlife restoration and legislative proposals to adjust the tax system on firearms.
Date: March 5, 2018
Creator: Crafton, R. Eliot; Gravelle, Jane G. & Krouse, William J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: In Brief (open access)

Iraq: In Brief

This report discusses Iraq's political and governmental structure, economy, humanitarian issues, military operations, and relations with the U.S.
Date: March 5, 2018
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library