Curatorial Facility Certification Program: Benchmarking Excellence (open access)

Curatorial Facility Certification Program: Benchmarking Excellence

Document providing information for applicants who want to certify a facility in Texas to house and manage certain cultural resources, antiquities, etc.: "The purpose of this handbook is to guide the applicant curatorial facility through the entire [Curatorial Facility Certification Program] process, from Application through to Self Evaluation and Field Review" (p. 5).
Date: January 25, 2007
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Disease Prevention News, Volume 62, Number 7, March 2002 (open access)

Texas Disease Prevention News, Volume 62, Number 7, March 2002

Newsletter of the Texas Department of Health discussing the news, activities, and events of the organization and other information related to health in Texas.
Date: March 25, 2002
Creator: Texas. Department of Health.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Final Implementation Report for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (open access)

Final Implementation Report for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008

This report on the implementation of National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2008, section 904 "Management of the Department of Defense," presents the consensus recommendations of the Department's senior management team on the assignment of duties for the Chief Management Office (CMO), the Deputy Chief Management Office, and the Military Department CMO's, as well as summarizing the Department's inaugural Strategic Management Plan.
Date: July 25, 2008
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Atmospheric Dispersal and Deposition of Tephra from a Potential Volcanic Eruption at Yucca Mountain (open access)

Atmospheric Dispersal and Deposition of Tephra from a Potential Volcanic Eruption at Yucca Mountain

The purpose of this model report is to provide documentation of the conceptual and mathematical model for atmospheric dispersion and subsequent depositions of ash on the land surfaces from a potential volcano eruptions at Yucca Mountain Nevada.
Date: August 25, 2005
Creator: Keating, G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Flood Insurance Program: Treasury Borrowing in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (open access)

National Flood Insurance Program: Treasury Borrowing in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

This report discusses the the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which has been financially overwhelmed by claims and expenses related to the massive flooding caused by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma.
Date: January 25, 2007
Creator: King, Rawle O.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recess Appointments: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Recess Appointments: Frequently Asked Questions

This report supplies brief answers to some frequently asked questions regarding recess appointments. When the Senate is in recess, the President may make a temporary appointment, called a recess appointment, to any such position without Senate approval (Article II, Section 2, Clause 3).
Date: August 25, 2006
Creator: Hogue, Henry B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recreation on Federal Lands (open access)

Recreation on Federal Lands

This report discuses the 109th Congress's considering legislation and conducting oversight on issues involving recreation on federal lands, including traditional recreational pursuits and newer forms of motorized recreation. The Administration is addressing these issues through budgetary, regulatory, and other actions.
Date: April 25, 2006
Creator: Calvert, Kori & Vincent, Carol H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wind Energy: Offshore Permitting (open access)

Wind Energy: Offshore Permitting

This report discusses the disputes over Corps jurisdiction prior to enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 as well as the current law applicable to siting offshore wind facilities.
Date: January 25, 2006
Creator: Flynn, Aaron M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rural Water Supply and Sewer Systems: Background Information (open access)

Rural Water Supply and Sewer Systems: Background Information

This report discusses the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act, which impose requirements regarding drinking water quality and wastewater treatment in rural areas. Approximately 27% of the U.S. population lives in areas defined by the Census Bureau as rural. Many rural communities need to complete water and waste disposal projects to improve the public health and environmental conditions of their citizens.
Date: August 25, 2008
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Biofuels Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs (open access)

Biofuels Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs

This report outlines federal programs that provide direct or indirect incentives for biofuels. For each program described, the report provides details including administering agency, authorizing statute(s), annual funding, and expiration date.
Date: July 25, 2006
Creator: Yacobucci, Brent D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committees: Categories and Rules for Committee Assignments (open access)

House Committees: Categories and Rules for Committee Assignments

This report discusses procedures for committee assignments, which both House and party rules detail. House rules address the election and membership of committees, especially limitations on membership. The Democratic Caucus and Republican Conference rules designate categories of committees and specify service limitations in addition to those in the House rules.
Date: February 25, 2005
Creator: Schneider, Judy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Terrorist Financing: The 9/11 Commission Recommendation (open access)

Terrorist Financing: The 9/11 Commission Recommendation

This report discusses the 9/11 Commission's recommendation that the U.S. government shift the focus of its efforts to counter terrorist financing from a strategy based on seizing terrorist assets to a strategy based on exploiting intelligence gathered from financial investigations.
Date: February 25, 2005
Creator: Weiss, Martin A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Expulsion, Censure, Reprimand, and Fine: Legislative Discipline in the House of Representatives (open access)

Expulsion, Censure, Reprimand, and Fine: Legislative Discipline in the House of Representatives

This report discusses the processes of expulsion and censure in the House of Representatives. The House is expressly authorized within the United States Constitution (Article I, Section 5, clause 2) to discipline or "punish" its own Members. It is designed as a measure to protect the institutional integrity of the House of Representatives, its proceedings and its reputation.
Date: January 25, 2005
Creator: Maskell, Jack
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Flow of Business: Typical Day on the Senate Floor (open access)

Flow of Business: Typical Day on the Senate Floor

This report discusses procedures and business that usually occur every session day, and notes certain business items that may occur less frequently. Several authorities govern the daily chamber work of the Senate: the standing rules, the "standing orders," unanimous consent agreements, precedent, and tradition. Because these authorities have different influence at certain times, no Senate session day is truly typical.
Date: July 25, 2005
Creator: Davis, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Postal Reform (open access)

Postal Reform

This report examines the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS's) financial crisis and the resulting legislative action. Although its short-term financial performance has improved, the USPS faces severe long-term financial straits, largely due to digital alternatives. USPS has a negative net worth and mounting obligations for retiree health benefits.
Date: March 25, 2005
Creator: Stevens, Nye
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Potential Challenges to U.S. Farm Subsidies in the WTO: A Brief Overview (open access)

Potential Challenges to U.S. Farm Subsidies in the WTO: A Brief Overview

This report examines U.S. commodity subsidy programs, which have changing criteria due to the expiration of the World Trade Organization's (WTO's) so-called "Peace Clause." This change appears to have made U.S. export and domestic support programs more vulnerable to legal challenge under WTO rules.
Date: October 25, 2006
Creator: Schnepf, Randy & Womach, Jasper
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Efficiency: Budget, Oil Conservation, and Electricity Conservation Issues (open access)

Energy Efficiency: Budget, Oil Conservation, and Electricity Conservation Issues

This report discusses various budget issues regarding the Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency Program, which is conducted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE).
Date: May 25, 2006
Creator: Sissine, Fred
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Burma and Transnational Crime (open access)

Burma and Transnational Crime

This report discusses about Transnational Organized crime groups in Burma (Myanmar), that operates a multi billion dollar criminal industry that stretches across Southeast Asia.
Date: October 25, 2007
Creator: Wyler, Liana Sun
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Regulation of Substances Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) and the Use of Carbon Monoxide in Packaging for Meat and Fish (open access)

Federal Regulation of Substances Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) and the Use of Carbon Monoxide in Packaging for Meat and Fish

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Date: September 25, 2008
Creator: Burrows, Vanessa K. & Brougher, Cynthia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Relations: Chronology of Developments During the Clinton Administration (open access)

China-U.S. Relations: Chronology of Developments During the Clinton Administration

This report chronicles major developments in U.S. - China relations during the Clinton Administration, and in the 103rd through the 106th Congresses, from late 1992 to 1999.
Date: July 25, 2000
Creator: Dumbaugh, Kerry; Johnson, Deborah & Nugent, Patricia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Genetic Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance: A Side-by-Side Comparison of the Title I Provisions in S. 358 and H.R. 493 (open access)

Genetic Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance: A Side-by-Side Comparison of the Title I Provisions in S. 358 and H.R. 493

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Date: April 25, 2008
Creator: Redhead, C. Stephen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Eliminating the Planting Restrictions on Fruits and Vegetables in the Farm Commodity Programs (open access)

Eliminating the Planting Restrictions on Fruits and Vegetables in the Farm Commodity Programs

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Date: May 25, 2007
Creator: Johnson, Renée & Monke, Jim
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: A Brief History of Its Evolution and Jurisdiction. November 2008 (open access)

House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: A Brief History of Its Evolution and Jurisdiction. November 2008

This report provides a history of the creation and evolution of the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
Date: November 25, 2008
Creator: Amer, Mildred
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Fair Labor Standards Act: A Historical Sketch of the Overtime Pay Requirements of Section 13(a)(1) (open access)

The Fair Labor Standards Act: A Historical Sketch of the Overtime Pay Requirements of Section 13(a)(1)

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Date: October 25, 2006
Creator: Whittaker, William G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library