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FY2018 and FY2019 Agriculture Appropriations: Federal Food Safety Activities (open access)

FY2018 and FY2019 Agriculture Appropriations: Federal Food Safety Activities

This report provides a brief overview of the FY2018 and FY2019 appropriations that address food safety activities at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
Date: November 27, 2018
Creator: Johnson, Renée & Angadjivand, Sahar
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Authorization and Appropriations Bills: FY1961-FY2019 (open access)

Defense Authorization and Appropriations Bills: FY1961-FY2019

This report is a research aid that lists the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) authorization and appropriations bills for FY1961-FY2019 including: bill numbers, report numbers, dates reported and passed, recorded vote numbers and vote tallies, dates of passage of the conference reports with their numbers and votes, vetoes, substitutions, dates of final passage, and public law numbers. Significant definitions are also included.
Date: November 27, 2018
Creator: DeBruyne, Nese F. & Torreon, Barbara Salazar
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA): Historical Overview, Funding, and Reauthorization (open access)

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA): Historical Overview, Funding, and Reauthorization

This report provides a brief history of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) with an overview of the crimes addressed through the act. It includes brief descriptions of earlier VAWA reauthorizations and a more-detailed description of the most recent reauthorization in 2013. The report concludes with a discussion of VAWA programs and a five-year history of funding from FY2014 through FY2018.
Date: November 19, 2018
Creator: Sacco, Lisa N.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program. A total of 32 LCSs have been procured through FY2018. For FY2019, the Navy is requesting the procurement of the 33rd LCS. The LCS program presents several oversight issues for Congress.
Date: October 22, 2018
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library
NIH Funding: FY1994-FY2019 (open access)

NIH Funding: FY1994-FY2019

This report discusses funding for the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) from 1994 to 2019. The NIH is the primary federal agency charged with conducting and supporting biomedical and behavioral research. It is the largest of the eight health-related agencies that make up the Public Health Service (PHS) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Date: October 15, 2018
Creator: Johnson, Judith A. & Sekar, Kavya
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy LPD-17 Flight II (LX[R]) Amphibious Ship Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy LPD-17 Flight II (LX[R]) Amphibious Ship Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the LPD-17 Flight II amphibious ship program, previously known as the LX(R) program. The Navy had planned to procure the first LPD-17 Flight II ship in FY2020. Congress, as part of its action on the Navy's proposed FY2018 budget, accelerated the procurement of the first LPD17 Flight II ship to FY2018. The Navy's FY2019 budget submission programs the procurement of the second LPD17 Flight II ship for FY2020.
Date: October 22, 2018
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs: FY2019 Budget and Appropriations (open access)

Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs: FY2019 Budget and Appropriations

This report provides describes funding for Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) during fiscal year 2019, in comparison to fiscal year 2018 funding. It provides an overview, description of congressional action, and discussion of key issues for Congress, including agency funding as well as foreign assistance. It also includes several appendices with supplementary information and account-by-account comparisons.
Date: October 1, 2018
Creator: Epstein, Susan B.; Gill, Cory R. & Lawson, Marian L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Global Health Assistance: FY2001-FY2019 Request (open access)

U.S. Global Health Assistance: FY2001-FY2019 Request

This report outlines U.S. funding for global health by agency and program. Congress may debate several pressing global health issues, including strengthening health systems, bolstering pandemic preparedness, considering the FY2019 budget request, protecting life in global health assistance, and authorizing the extension of PEPFAR (President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief).
Date: June 22, 2018
Creator: Salaam-Blyther, Tiaji
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (open access)

Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act

This report discusses the FY2018 defense budget request and provides a summary of congressional action on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year (FY) 2018. The annual NDAA authorizes appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD) and defense-related nuclear energy programs of the Department of Energy and typically includes provisions affecting DOD policies or organization. Unlike an appropriations bill, the NDAA does not provide budget authority for government activities.
Date: June 4, 2018
Creator: Towell, Pat
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2018 (open access)

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2018

This report provides an overview and analysis of FY2018 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The primary focus is on Congressional direction and funding provided through the appropriations process, but also notes funding made available to DHS outside this process (e.g., user fees and trust funds). It includes an appendix with definitions of key budget terms, and lists other Congressional Research Service reports that provide context and additional details regarding specific component appropriations and issues.
Date: May 22, 2018
Creator: Painter, William L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fiscal Year 2018 Military Construction Authorizations and Appropriations (open access)

Fiscal Year 2018 Military Construction Authorizations and Appropriations

This report explains the Trump Administration's military construction budget, breaking down the budget authorizations and appropriations by military department.
Date: June 6, 2018
Creator: Mann, Christopher T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program (open access)

F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program

This report provides an overview of the DOD's F-35 development and procurement program and funding levels for FY2018 and requested funding levels for FY2019.
Date: April 13, 2018
Creator: Gertler, Jeremiah
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: Overview of Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations (open access)

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: Overview of Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations

This report discusses the the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies's fiscal year 2018 appropriations bill. It firsts presents a brief overview of the major agencies in the annual Interior appropriations bill. It then describes the appropriations requested by President Trump for FY2018. It next compares the FY2018 funding levels requested by the President, passed by the House, and contained in the Senate chairmen's draft with each other and with FY2017 appropriations. Finally, it summarizes the current status, including the government shutdown due to a lapse in continuing appropriations (provided through January 19, 2018).
Date: January 25, 2018
Creator: Vincent, Carol Hardy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparing DHS Component Funding, FY2018: In Brief (open access)

Comparing DHS Component Funding, FY2018: In Brief

This report compares the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) request and actual funding in FY2018 with last years budget.
Date: April 17, 2018
Creator: Painter, William L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Branch: Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations (open access)

Legislative Branch: Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations

This report provides an overview of the FY2018 legislative branch appropriations bill and compares funding levels from previous years to FY2018.
Date: April 18, 2018
Creator: Brudnick, Ida A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 and an FY2019 Budget Resolution (open access)

The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 and an FY2019 Budget Resolution

This report discusses the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA 2018, P.L. 115-123) and the inclusion in it of an FY2019 budget resolution. The report then discusses the differences between a traditional budge resolution and a substitute budget resolution like the one found in the BBA.
Date: April 10, 2018
Creator: Lynch, Megan S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Veterans Affairs Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations (open access)

Department of Veterans Affairs Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations

This report discusses the Department of Veterans Affairs FY2018 appropriation and the legislative budget process.
Date: March 9, 2018
Creator: Panangala, Sidath Viranga
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Research and Development Funding: Fiscal Year 2018 (open access)

Federal Research and Development Funding: Fiscal Year 2018

This report discusses government research and development funding (R&D) for FY2018. It begins with a discussion of the overall level of President Trump's FY2018 R&D request, followed by analyses of the R&D funding request from a variety of perspectives and for selected multiagency R&D initiatives. The report concludes with discussion and analysis of the R&D budget requests of selected federal departments and agencies that, collectively, account for nearly 99% of total federal R&D funding.
Date: January 25, 2018
Creator: Sargent, John F., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agriculture and Related Agencies: Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations (open access)

Agriculture and Related Agencies: Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations

This report discusses the FY2018 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture and recent funding trends.
Date: March 14, 2018
Creator: Monke, Jim
System: The UNT Digital Library
Farm Bill Programs Without a Budget Baseline Beyond FY2018 (open access)

Farm Bill Programs Without a Budget Baseline Beyond FY2018

This report discusses programs under the Farm Bill that do not have guaranteed future funding known as "baseline" funding beyond FY2018.
Date: May 2, 2018
Creator: Monke, Jim
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fiscal Year 2018 Defense Appropriations Act: An Overview (open access)

Fiscal Year 2018 Defense Appropriations Act: An Overview

This report provides an overview of the appropriations and provisions of the FY2018 Defense Appropriations Act.
Date: April 5, 2018
Creator: McGarry, Brendan W. & Towell, Pat
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations Overview: Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis (open access)

Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations Overview: Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis

This report discusses FY2018 appropriations (discretionary budget authority) for the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau), historic components of the Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) in the U.S. Department of Commerce. This report will be updated as legislative developments warran
Date: March 23, 2018
Creator: Williams, Jennifer D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2018 Budget and Appropriations (open access)

Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2018 Budget and Appropriations

This report discusses the State Department's Foreign Operations and Related Programs budget for Fiscal Year 2018 and Congressional action related to it.
Date: February 12, 2018
Creator: Epstein, Susan B.; Lawson, Marian L. & Gill, Cory R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Army Corps of Engineers: FY2018 Appropriations (open access)

Army Corps of Engineers: FY2018 Appropriations

This report discusses the FY2018 appropriations for the Army Corps of Engineers and funding priorities for the year.
Date: April 2, 2018
Creator: Carter, Nicole T.
System: The UNT Digital Library