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Should the United States Levy a Value-Added Tax for Deficit Reduction? (open access)

Should the United States Levy a Value-Added Tax for Deficit Reduction?

Report that discusses the levying of a value-added tax (VAT), a broad-based consumption tax, to potentially assist in resolving United States fiscal problems. It considers the experiences of the 29 nations with value-added taxes (VATs) in the 30-member Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) which are relevant to the feasibility and operation of a possible U. S. VAT.
Date: January 21, 2011
Creator: Bickley, James M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Inflation and the Real Minimum Wage: A Fact Sheet (open access)

Inflation and the Real Minimum Wage: A Fact Sheet

Report that discusses the federal minimum wage which is not indexed to the price level.
Date: June 21, 2013
Creator: Elwell, Craig K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Global Health Assistance: Background and Issues for the 113th Congress (open access)

U.S. Global Health Assistance: Background and Issues for the 113th Congress

Report that discusses the role and efficacy of U.S. foreign aid, including global health programs, the U.S. global health programs, global health funding, and global health initiative.
Date: July 21, 2013
Creator: Salaam-Blyther, Tiaji
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF): Characteristics of the Cash Assistance Caseload (open access)

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF): Characteristics of the Cash Assistance Caseload

This report examines the TANF cash assistance caseload, focusing on how the composition and characteristics of families receiving assistance have changed over time.
Date: August 21, 2013
Creator: Falk, Gene
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Georgia [Republic]: Recent Developments and U.S. Interests (open access)

Georgia [Republic]: Recent Developments and U.S. Interests

Report that examines Georgia's efforts to democratize and bolster its free market economy, U.S. policy and assistance, basic facts, and biographical information.
Date: June 21, 2013
Creator: Nichol, Jim
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance (open access)

Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance

Report that discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, as well as the Afghan government. This report also discusses Afghanistan's relationship with the United States, particularly U.S. efforts to urge President Hamid Karzai to address corruption within the Afghan government. Election fraud and corruption in Afghanistan are also discussed.
Date: January 21, 2011
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The European Parliament (open access)

The European Parliament

Report that discusses the construction and history of the European Parliament (EP), its role in functions of the EU as well as internationally, various international supports and criticisms of the EP, and the EP's ties with the U.S. Congress.
Date: January 21, 2011
Creator: Archick, Kristin & Mix, Derek E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
What Is the Farm Bill? (open access)

What Is the Farm Bill?

Report that describes the Farm Bill (P.L. 110-246, "2008 farm bill"), the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, which was enacted into law on June 18, 2008. It discusses the most recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) "baseline" budget (May 2013
Date: June 21, 2013
Creator: Johnson, Renée & Monke, Jim
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations: Background and Issues for Congress

Report that details the Navy's irregular warfare (IW) and counterterrorism (CT) activities.
Date: January 21, 2011
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Memorandum of Meeting: McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, Oklahoma, July 21, 2005] (open access)

[Memorandum of Meeting: McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, Oklahoma, July 21, 2005]

Memorandum of meeting with Congressional Representative from Oklahoma and others to discuss BRAC actions involving McAlester Army Ammunition Plant. Includes MCAAP Study.
Date: July 21, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Memorandum of Meeting: McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, July 21, 2005] (open access)

[Memorandum of Meeting: McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, July 21, 2005]

Memorandum of Meeting with a delegation representing the 108th Air Refueling Wing from McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey.
Date: July 21, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Research Service Report, "Military Base Closures: DOD's 2005 Internal Selection Process," April 21, 2004 (open access)

Congressional Research Service Report, "Military Base Closures: DOD's 2005 Internal Selection Process," April 21, 2004

CRS Report for Congress (Order code RS21822) authored by Daniel Else and David Lockwood. This report outlines how DoD is organized to gather and analyze BRAC related data and document the process. It also describes the DoD selection criteria process, and the SecDef's requirement to certify the need for a BRAC round.
Date: July 21, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
AF38 - Base Input Air Force - Little Rock Air Force Base - AR (open access)

AF38 - Base Input Air Force - Little Rock Air Force Base - AR

Prior to the BRAC release, SecDef had directed the USAF to transfer the C-130 FTU to the ARC at a ratio of 75%ARC to 25% active BRAC recommendation reflected this intent with 14 C-130Hs and 4 C-130Js to the 189" AW The "J" model buy was cut from 120 to 60 several month ago, but was reinstated in the budget two days before the BRAC recommendation release Prior to reinstating the "J" buy, only four aircraft were needed in the C-130J FTU, hence it is clear the intent of BRAC was to place the C-I 305 FTU in the 189" AW.
Date: July 21, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Research Service Report, "Military Base Closures: A Historical Review from 1988 to 1995," Oct 18, 2004 (open access)

Congressional Research Service Report, "Military Base Closures: A Historical Review from 1988 to 1995," Oct 18, 2004

CRS Report for Congress (Order Code 97-305 F), authored by David E. Lockwood and George Siehl. Historical review of the BRAC process.
Date: July 21, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
AF - Base Input - Air Force - Lackland Air Force Base - TX (open access)

AF - Base Input - Air Force - Lackland Air Force Base - TX

Unit Manpower Document AFNEWS
Date: July 21, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
AF - Community Briefing Air Force - Tyndall Air Force Base - FL (open access)

AF - Community Briefing Air Force - Tyndall Air Force Base - FL

MEETING SUMMARY: Large delegation from Bay County visited the BRAC Commission offices to express points about proposed BRAC Actions USAF - 55 and Med - 15.
Date: July 21, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Memorandum of Meeting: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, July 21, 2005] (open access)

[Memorandum of Meeting: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, July 21, 2005]

Memorandum of meeting with Ohio Congressional Representatives over the planned movement of people out of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts. Includes "Report On Air Force Institute Of Technology (AFIT) Study For Senate And House Armed Services Committees."
Date: July 21, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Memorandum of Meeting: Defense Contract Management Agency, July 21, 2005] (open access)

[Memorandum of Meeting: Defense Contract Management Agency, July 21, 2005]

Memorandum of meeting with the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) regarding the recommended DCMA move from leased space in Alexandria, VA to Fort Lee, VA. The document includes The Defense Contract Management Agency: America's Indispensable Military Acquisition Partner presentation (PowerPoint slides).
Date: July 21, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentences: The Safety Valve and Substantial Assistance Exceptions (open access)

Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentences: The Safety Valve and Substantial Assistance Exceptions

This report discusses the federal law that requires a sentencing judge to impose a minimum sentence of imprisonment following conviction for any of a number of federal offenses.
Date: October 21, 2013
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing: The 18 U.S.C. 924(c) Tack-On in Cases Involving Drugs or Violence (open access)

Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing: The 18 U.S.C. 924(c) Tack-On in Cases Involving Drugs or Violence

This report discusses the federal mandatory minimum sentencing, that is imposed in addition to the sentence imposed for the underlying crime of violence or drug trafficking, vary depending upon the circumstances:
Date: October 21, 2013
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Carbon Capture: A Technology Assessment (open access)

Carbon Capture: A Technology Assessment

This report assesses prospects for improved, lower-cost technologies for each of the three current approaches to CO2 capture: post-combustion capture; pre-combustion capture; and oxy-combustion capture.
Date: October 21, 2013
Creator: Folger, Peter
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Budget Issues Shaping a Farm Bill in 2013 (open access)

Budget Issues Shaping a Farm Bill in 2013

This report provides background information regarding the budget situation for the farm bill and budget issues. The report discusses the budget, which is one of the main issues affecting the development of a new farm bill, particularly in a Congress that is focused on deficit reduction.
Date: October 21, 2013
Creator: Monke, Jim
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Computer Program for Determining First-Collision Neutron Doses (open access)

A Computer Program for Determining First-Collision Neutron Doses

Data processing program written to compute the neutron dose received by individuals exposed in a nuclear excursion.
Date: May 21, 1962
Creator: McMurray, C. S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Inspectors General: Reporting on Independence, Effectiveness, and Expertise (open access)

Inspectors General: Reporting on Independence, Effectiveness, and Expertise

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) required GAO to report on the relative independence, effectiveness, and expertise of the inspectors general (IG) established by the IG Act of 1978, as amended (IG Act), including IGs appointed by the President with Senate confirmation and those appointed by their agency heads in designated federal entities (DFE). GAO was also required to report on the effect that provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act have on IG independence. The objectives of this report are to provide information as reported by the IGs on (1) the implementation of provisions intended to enhance their independence in the IG Reform Act of 2008 (Reform Act), the IG Act, and the Dodd-Frank Act; (2) their measures of effectiveness, including oversight of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) funds; and (3) their expertise and qualifications in areas specified by the IG Act. GAO relied primarily on responses to its survey received from 62 IGs established by the IG Act. GAO also obtained information from the President's fiscal year 2011 budget, the IGs' annual report to the President for …
Date: September 21, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library