Temporary Extension of the Community Health Center Fund (open access)

Temporary Extension of the Community Health Center Fund

This report discusses the funding of the Community Health Center program and the temporary extension of the program beyond FY2017 when its funding officially expired.
Date: January 11, 2018
Creator: Heisler, Elayne J. & Redhead, C. Stephen
System: The UNT Digital Library
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.
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.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transatlantic Relations in 2018 (open access)

Transatlantic Relations in 2018

This report discusses the current state of transatlantic relations between the U.S. and Europe and especially the European Union (EU). It also outlines various European concerns over the direction of the Trump Administration and future issues for Congress to consider.
Date: January 10, 2018
Creator: Morelli, Vincent L. & Archick, Kristin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gun Control: Concealed Carry Legislation in the 115th Congress (open access)

Gun Control: Concealed Carry Legislation in the 115th Congress

This report discusses handgun concealed carry laws and provides statistics for the type of permits issued by states and territories and a historical comparison to laws in 1987.
Date: January 30, 2018
Creator: Krouse, William J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Balkans and Russia (open access)

The Balkans and Russia

This report discusses relations between Russia and the Balkan countries of southeast Europe. Efforts by Russia to gain influence and hinder the Balkan countries in their relations with the EU through "soft power" and intelligence activities are discussed.
Date: January 31, 2018
Creator: Morelli, Vincent L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Expired Tax Provisions and "Tax Extenders" (open access)

Expired Tax Provisions and "Tax Extenders"

This report discusses tax provisions which expired at the end of 2016 and were not addressed in the 2017 tax reform bill and various options for Congress to either extend them or end them.
Date: January 16, 2018
Creator: Sherlock, Molly F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Administration's Syria Policy Envisions Continued U.S. Presence (open access)

Administration's Syria Policy Envisions Continued U.S. Presence

This report discusses the President's plan for U.S. involvement in Syria in the future and the five main goals the U.S. hopes to accomplish there.
Date: January 26, 2018
Creator: Humud, Carla E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Postal Service Governors: And Then There Were None (open access)

U.S. Postal Service Governors: And Then There Were None

This report discusses the U.S. Postal Service's Board of Governors and the current state of the board having no governors on it. The workings of the board and the implications of the board's lack of members is also discussed.
Date: January 12, 2018
Creator: Christenson, Michelle D. & Stuessy, Meghan M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
TPP Countries Conclude Agreement Without U.S. Participation (open access)

TPP Countries Conclude Agreement Without U.S. Participation

This report discusses the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement and the successful conclusion of negotiations between the party countries after the U.S. withdrawal from negotiations.
Date: January 29, 2018
Creator: Fergusson, Ian F. & Williams, Brock R.
System: The UNT Digital Library