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Selected Recently Expired Business Tax Provisions ("Tax Extenders")
This report briefly summarizes and discusses the economic impact of selected business-related tax provisions that expired at the end of 2013 and that are being considered for extension.
Date:
April 30, 2014
Creator:
Gravelle, Jane G.; Marples, Donald J. & Sherlock, Molly F.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Standing Committees' Rules on Legislative Activities: Analysis for the 113th Congress
This report examines in text and tables how committees implemented House rules in their individual committee rules for the 113th Congress.
Date:
April 30, 2014
Creator:
Koempel, Michael L.; Schneider, Judy & Jarrett, J. M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Global Climate Change Initiative (GCCI): Budget Authority and Request, FY2010-FY2015
This report discusses financial assistance for global climate change initiatives in developing countries. The Global Climate Change Initiative (GCCI) -- one of the three main pillars to the 2010 directive -- aims to integrate climate change considerations into relevant foreign assistance, from FY2008 enacted funding request for FY2010 through the FY2014.
Date:
April 30, 2014
Creator:
Lattanzio, Richard K.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
China and the United States--A Comparison of Green Energy Programs and Policies
This report looks at the laws, programs, and policies encouraging development of wind, solar, and biomass power in the China and the United States. While hydropower is the most developed source of renewable electricity in both China and the United States, additional development of conventional hydropower is not currently a major focus of energy policy in the United States.
Date:
April 30, 2014
Creator:
Campbell, Richard J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Community Development Block Grants and Related Programs: A Primer
This report provides an introduction to the laws and rules governing the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and related programs. It contains information on eligibility of entities and activities, national objectives and program requirements, formula allocation, and related programs.
Date:
April 30, 2014
Creator:
Boyd, Eugene
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Water Quality Issues in the 113th Congress: An Overview
This report discusses the legislative and oversight issues regarding water quality, as well as wastewater treatment funding issues.
Date:
April 30, 2014
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Genetically Engineered Salmon
This report discusses the genetically modified salmon. The term “genetic modification” refers to changes in an organism’s genetic makeup that do not occur in nature. Also, if approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Atlantic salmon would be the first genetically engineered (GE) animal to be marketed in the United States for human consumption.
Date:
April 30, 2014
Creator:
Upton, Harold F. & Cowan, Tadlock
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Primer on Responding to Major Disasters and Emergencies
This report covers the role of the government in disaster management. While the disaster response and recovery process is fundamentally a relationship between the federal government and the requesting state government, there are roles for congressional offices to play in providing information to the federal/state response and recovery teams in their respective states and districts, and as a source of accurate and timely information to their constituents.
Date:
April 30, 2014
Creator:
McCarthy, Francis X. & Brown, Jared T.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Freer Independent School District: Management and Performance Review
This is a report reviewing the the management and performance of Freer Independent School District's (ISD) educational, financial, and operational functions. Recommendations provided in the report are based on state and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
Date:
April 30, 2014
Creator:
Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History