Narcotic Addiction: Selected Bibliographic References (open access)

Narcotic Addiction: Selected Bibliographic References

This report provides a bibliography of resources related to narcotics addiction.
Date: June 11, 1970
Creator: Hogan, Harry L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Report on United States Relations with Panama. 1977 (open access)

Report on United States Relations with Panama. 1977

This report is about the Panama Canal, built and operated by the United States, slices the Republic of Panama in half and the relations between the United states and Panama.
Date: August 11, 1977
Creator: Morgan, Thomas E
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Office of Economic Opportunity in 1969: A Chronology of Events (open access)

The Office of Economic Opportunity in 1969: A Chronology of Events

This report provides a chronological listing and discussion of legislative measures related to the activities of the Office of Economic Opportunity in 1969.
Date: September 11, 1969
Creator: Zachariasen, Ellen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Financial Support for the Construction of Nursing Homes (open access)

Federal Financial Support for the Construction of Nursing Homes

This report discusses four federal programs which provide funds for the construction of nursing homes and their various provisions for funding.
Date: May 11, 1970
Creator: Kline, Janet
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Potential of Systems, Tools, and Techniques for Social and Community Problems: Selected References (open access)

The Potential of Systems, Tools, and Techniques for Social and Community Problems: Selected References

This report provides a bibliography of resources related to the use of systems technology to solve social and community problems such as housing, pollution, transportation, and health services. Twenty areas of use are included in the bibliography.
Date: December 11, 1969
Creator: Chartrend, Robert L. & Ayton, Mauree W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Commitments Resolution of 1969: Background and Issues (open access)

The National Commitments Resolution of 1969: Background and Issues

This report discusses the National Commitments Act of 1969 which defined what a national commitment was and that they could only be undertaken with legislative consent not just a Presidential order. It was passed by the Senate in 1969. The legislative history of the bill is outlined in this report.
Date: May 11, 1970
Creator: Collier, Ellen C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reducing Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Military Retirees and the Bipartisan Budget Act: In Brief (open access)

Reducing Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Military Retirees and the Bipartisan Budget Act: In Brief

This report discusses the reduction of cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for military retirees through the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA). It includes an overview of the changes, demographics of military retirees, and potential effects of the changes.
Date: February 11, 2014
Creator: Belasco, Amy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the sustainment and modernization of the Coast Guard's polar icebreaker fleet, which performs a variety of missions supporting U.S. interests in polar regions. The report is written in response to the Coast Guard's budget request for a new polar ice breaker (none are currently in operation).
Date: February 11, 2014
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) program, which is carried out by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Navy, and gives Navy Aegis cruisers and destroyers a capability for conducting BMD operations. Congress's decisions on the Aegis BMD program could significantly affect U.S. BMD capabilities and funding requirements, and the BMD-related industrial base.
Date: September 11, 2013
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources (open access)

Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources

Report that provides links to selected authoritative resources related to cybersecurity issues, including: legislation, hearings in the 112th Congress, data and statistics, and cybersecurity glossaries.
Date: September 11, 2012
Creator: Tehan, Rita
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Automobile and Truck Fuel Economy (CAFE) and Greenhouse Gas Standards (open access)

Automobile and Truck Fuel Economy (CAFE) and Greenhouse Gas Standards

Report that looks at vehicle fuel costs, fuel consumption in the United States, and examines the estimated costs to new vehicles that may arise from the Obama Administration's new passenger vehicle fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards for vehicle model years (MY) 2017-2025.
Date: September 11, 2012
Creator: Yacobucci, Brent D.; Canis, Bill & Lattanzio, Richard K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
DHS Headquarters Consolidation Project: Issues for Congress (open access)

DHS Headquarters Consolidation Project: Issues for Congress

This report outlines the policy considerations to be evaluated in deciding whether to continue funding the consolidated Department of Homeland Security (DHS) headquarters, and to explore some of the benefits and consequences of several possible ways forward.
Date: September 11, 2013
Creator: Painter, William L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Army Corps of Engineers Water Resource Projects: Authorization and Appropriations (open access)

Army Corps of Engineers Water Resource Projects: Authorization and Appropriations

Report that provides an overview of the Corps civil works program. It covers the congressional authorization and appropriation process, the standard project development process, and other Corps activities and authorities.
Date: June 11, 2013
Creator: Carter, Nicole T. & Stern, Charles V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Family-Based Immigration Policy (open access)

U.S. Family-Based Immigration Policy

Report that provides background information and discussion related to immigration issues.
Date: July 11, 2013
Creator: Kandel, William A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Harbor Maintenance Finance and Funding (open access)

Harbor Maintenance Finance and Funding

This report discusses the harbor maintenance trust fund (HMTF), which receives revenue from taxes on waterborne cargo and on cruise ship passengers. The future of the HMTF is a major issue in consideration of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which is now pending in Congress.
Date: September 11, 2013
Creator: Frittelli, John
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Overview of Judicial Review of Immigration Matters (open access)

An Overview of Judicial Review of Immigration Matters

This report will summarize judicial review for immigration matters, including visa denials and revocations; removal orders and detention; naturalization delays, denials, and revocations; expatriation; and legalization denials. Administrative adjudications such as removal proceedings or determination of immigration benefits such as naturalization are beyond the scope of this report.
Date: September 11, 2013
Creator: Lee, Margaret Mikyung
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Health Insurance Continuation Coverage Under COBRA (open access)

Health Insurance Continuation Coverage Under COBRA

Report that provides background on Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), a brief explanation of the program, its origins, issues, and how the Affordable Care Act might impact COBRA.
Date: July 11, 2013
Creator: Kinzer, Janet
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Base Closures: Socioeconomic Impacts (open access)

Military Base Closures: Socioeconomic Impacts

This report explores the potential economic impact of military closures on communities, especially rural communities, which are more heavily affected by such closures and suffer from slower economic recovery times in such instances.
Date: January 11, 2011
Creator: Cowan, Tadlock & Gonzales, Oscar R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Food Safety System: A Primer (open access)

The Federal Food Safety System: A Primer

Report concerning food safety, the resources required to ensure food safety, and whether federal food safety laws themselves, first enacted in the early 1900s, have kept pace with the significant changes that have occurred in the food production, processing, and marketing sectors since then.
Date: January 11, 2011
Creator: Johnson, Renée
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cluster Munitions: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Cluster Munitions: Background and Issues for Congress

Report that discusses the background of cluster munitions in the U.S. military, and the current Department of Defense (DOD) and Obama Administration stances on the topic. It also discusses the two major international initiatives to address cluster munitions: the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) and negotiations under the U.N. Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW).
Date: January 11, 2011
Creator: Feickert, Andrew & Kerr, Paul K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Jeanette Underhill to Anthony J. Principi - August 11, 2005] (open access)

[Letter from Jeanette Underhill to Anthony J. Principi - August 11, 2005]

Letter from Jeanette A. Underhill to Chairman Anthony Principi regarding the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. She urged the the BRAC to remove the AFIP from the closure list, saying it was an irreplaceable resource.
Date: August 11, 2005
Creator: Underhill, Jeanette A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
DFAS Military Value - Locality Pay Data (open access)

DFAS Military Value - Locality Pay Data

Memorandum (For Record) - The purpose of the document is to record data source of Locality Pay Data.
Date: August 11, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
MFR 27 DISN POP Clarification Question and Response - Question 1964 (open access)

MFR 27 DISN POP Clarification Question and Response - Question 1964

Memorandum (For Record) - Defense Information Systems Network Point of Presence(DISN POP) Clarification Question and Response - Question 1964.
Date: August 11, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Email RE: Followup to the BRAC Question #1964 (open access)

Email RE: Followup to the BRAC Question #1964

Email - Followup to the BRAC Question #1964.
Date: August 11, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library