Policy Options to Increase Physician Training Education in Proper Opioid Prescribing (open access)

Policy Options to Increase Physician Training Education in Proper Opioid Prescribing

This report discusses the recommendations of the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis regarding mandating "medical education and prescriber education initiatives in proper opioid prescribing and risks of developing an SUD [Substance Use Disorder]." It provides an overview on various policy options to encourage further training for physicians and other prescription empowered providers while in school and training as well as on the job.
Date: December 22, 2017
Creator: Heisler, Elayne J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Floodplain Management and Flood Resilience: Current Policy and Considerations for Congress (open access)

Floodplain Management and Flood Resilience: Current Policy and Considerations for Congress

This report describes presidential direction for federal floodplain management and presents considerations for Congress.
Date: December 22, 2017
Creator: Carter, Nicole T.; Horn, Diane P. & Brown, Jared T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congress Considers Possible Responses to the Killing of a Saudi Journalist (open access)

Congress Considers Possible Responses to the Killing of a Saudi Journalist

This report discusses the potential responses by Congress regarding the killing of prominent Saudi Arabian journalist and former diplomatic advisor Jamal Khashoggi.
Date: October 22, 2018
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Phase 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles (open access)

Phase 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles

This report briefly discusses the second phase of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles jointly proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on July 13, 2015.
Date: June 22, 2016
Creator: Lattanzio, Richard K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fiscal Year 2019 Budget: Government Reorganization and Federal Workforce Reform (open access)

Fiscal Year 2019 Budget: Government Reorganization and Federal Workforce Reform

This report discusses the proposed FY2019 general U.S. budget and its plans for government reorganization and federal workforce reform.
Date: February 22, 2018
Creator: Schwemle, Barbara L. & Hogue, Henry B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Zimbabwe's Political Transition: Issues for Congress (open access)

Zimbabwe's Political Transition: Issues for Congress

This report discusses the resignation of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe after a military intervention and the installation of one of his former vice-presidents, Emmanuel Mnangagwa as interim President. Various possible outcomes of the change and possible actions by Congress to advance U.S. interests in the region are discussed.
Date: November 22, 2017
Creator: Cook, Nicolas & Terrell, Katherine Z.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Beef: It's What's for China (open access)

U.S. Beef: It's What's for China

This report discusses the opening of the Chinese market to U.S. beef imports under certain restrictions. The negotiation process and conditions of the agreement and China's current largest beef import partners are also discussed.
Date: June 22, 2017
Creator: Greene, Joel L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
S. 488, H.R. 1343, and Section 406 of H.R. 10: Encouraging Employee Ownership (open access)

S. 488, H.R. 1343, and Section 406 of H.R. 10: Encouraging Employee Ownership

This report provides background and a policy discussion of similar legislation, S. 488, H.R. 1343 (which passed the House on April 4, 2017), and Section 406 in H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act, which passed the House on June 8, 2017. According to H.R. 1343's sponsor, Representative Randy Hultgren, the legislation is aimed at "eas[ing] the ability of companies to offer ownership to their ... employees."
Date: August 22, 2017
Creator: Shorter, Gary
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Flood Insurance Program Borrowing Authority (open access)

National Flood Insurance Program Borrowing Authority

This report evaluates the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) borrowing authority to receive loans from the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), particularly in the context of major floods, and discusses the current financial situation of the NFIP as it begins to pay claims from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
Date: September 22, 2017
Creator: Horn, Diane P.
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 (open access)

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
The Impeachment of South Korea's President (open access)

The Impeachment of South Korea's President

This report discusses the impeachment of the president of South Korean after the largest anti-Park protests in the country's history.
Date: December 22, 2016
Creator: Manyin, Mark E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Brazil's October 2014 Presidential Election (open access)

Brazil's October 2014 Presidential Election

This report briefly discusses the results of Brazil's recent elections and potential policy shifts.
Date: October 22, 2014
Creator: Meyer, Peter J.
System: The UNT Digital Library