Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 15, Pages 2271-2510, April 09, 2021 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 15, Pages 2271-2510, April 09, 2021

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: April 9, 2021
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Business Investment Spending Slowdown (open access)

Business Investment Spending Slowdown

This report discusses the slowdown in business investment spending over the last decade and various reasons why the slowdown may have occurred.
Date: April 9, 2018
Creator: Labonte, Marc
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Residential Energy Tax Credits: Overview and Analysis (open access)

Residential Energy Tax Credits: Overview and Analysis

This report discusses current residential energy tax credits, options to extend or modify them, and an analysis of their effectiveness.
Date: April 9, 2018
Creator: Crandall-Hollick, Margot L. & Sherlock, Molly F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sexual Harassment and Title VII: Selected Legal Issues (open access)

Sexual Harassment and Title VII: Selected Legal Issues

This report discusses Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) and legal interpretations regarding whether it covers sexual harassment in the workplace and if so what types of employer actions are permissible or impermissible under the law.
Date: April 9, 2018
Creator: Back, Christine J. & Freeman, Wilson C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Conservation: A Guide to Programs (open access)

Agricultural Conservation: A Guide to Programs

This report provides a listing of federal agricultural conservation assistance programs. Each listing includes a brief description of the program, information on major amendments in the Agricultural Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79, 2014 farm bill), national scope and availability, states with the greatest participation, the backlog of applications or other measures of continuing interest, program funding authority, FY2018 funding, FY2019 Administration budget request, statutory authority, the authorization expiration date, and a link to the program's website.
Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: Stubbs, Megan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
“Amazon Laws” and Taxation of Internet Sales: Constitutional Analysis (open access)

“Amazon Laws” and Taxation of Internet Sales: Constitutional Analysis

The report is a Constitutional Analysis of “Amazon Laws” and Taxation of Internet Sales: Constitutional Analysis.
Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: Lunder, Erika K. & Pettit, Carol A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): Administrative and Compliance Challenges (open access)

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): Administrative and Compliance Challenges

This report Summarizes Findings from the 2014 IRS study detailing the factors that can lead to eraneous claims of the credit, and describes the challenges the IRS may face in their efforts to reduce each type of error.
Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: Crandall-Hollick, Margot L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Funding of Presidential Nominating Conventions: An Overview (open access)

Funding of Presidential Nominating Conventions: An Overview

This report details how during the 113th Congress, legislation (H.R. 2019) became law (P.L. 113-94) eliminating Presidential Election Campaign Fund (PECF) funding for convention operations. The 2016 presidential nominating conventions were the first since the 1976 election cycle not supported with public funds. Because public funding for convention operations has now been eliminated, this report provides a historical overview of how PECF convention funding functioned and describes private funding sources that remain available.
Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: Garrett, R. Sam & Reese, Shawn
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
IMF Reforms: Issues for Congress (open access)

IMF Reforms: Issues for Congress

This report provides information about the reforms made by the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in December 2010, Congress's role in the reform process, and how the reforms could affect U.S. interests at the IMF.
Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: Nelson, Rebecca M. & Weiss, Martin A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Income Eligibility and Rent in HUD Rental Assistance Programs: Responses to Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Income Eligibility and Rent in HUD Rental Assistance Programs: Responses to Frequently Asked Questions

This report provides answers to some of the most common questions about the income and rent policies in federal rental assistance programs, including questions about where these policies came from and how they compare to other federal assistance programs that serve the same or similar purposes or populations.
Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: Perl, Libby & McCarty, Maggie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran: Efforts to Achieve a Nuclear Accord (open access)

Iran: Efforts to Achieve a Nuclear Accord

This report discusses Iran's nuclear program and diplomatic efforts to forge a comprehensive agreement to keep that program peaceful.
Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth; Kerr, Paul K. & Garcia, Michael J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
El Salvador: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

El Salvador: Background and U.S. Relations

This report examines current conditions in El Salvador, as well as issues in U.S.-Salvadoran relations.
Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: Seelke, Clare Ribando
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
SBA Veterans Assistance Programs: An Analysis of Contemporary Issues (open access)

SBA Veterans Assistance Programs: An Analysis of Contemporary Issues

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Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2016 Budget and Appropriations (open access)

State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2016 Budget and Appropriations

This report provides an overview of the FY2016 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) request, a discussion of key issues and historic context, and account-by-account funding comparisons with FY2014 actuals and FY2015 estimates.
Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: Epstein, Susan B.; Lawson, Marian L. & Tiersky, Alex
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress

This report covers Special Operations Forces (SOF) budgets for FY2014 and expected uses of the budgeted money. SOF actions play a significant role in U.S. military operations, and the Administration has given U.S. SOF greater responsibility for planning and conducting worldwide counterterrorism operations.
Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: Feickert, Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress

This report covers Special Operations Forces (SOF) budgets for FY2014 and expected uses of the budgeted money. SOF actions play a significant role in U.S. military operations, and the Administration has given U.S. SOF greater responsibility for planning and conducting worldwide counterterrorism operations.
Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: Feickert, Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Votes on Measures to Adjust the Statutory Debt Limit, 1978 to Present (open access)

Votes on Measures to Adjust the Statutory Debt Limit, 1978 to Present

This report provides roll call vote data identified by the Congressional Research Service for measures to adjust the statutory debt limit.
Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: Murray, Justin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water Infrastructure Financing: The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Program (open access)

Water Infrastructure Financing: The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Program

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Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy

This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, focusing particularly on the influence of the Taliban and other militant groups, and on the leadership of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. This report also discusses the U.S.-Afghanistan relationship, in both the short and long term, and U.S. efforts under the Obama Administration to provide military, reconstructive, and stabilization aid.
Date: April 9, 2014
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response (open access)

Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response

This report discusses the recent conflict in Syria including an overview of the situation, information about anti- and pro-Asad forces, background on chemical weapons and disarmament, plans for U.S. policy and assistance, and a general sense of the future outlook.
Date: April 9, 2014
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.; Humud, Carla E. & Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bee Health: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Bee Health: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides an overview of selected bee species, and discusses importance of bee pollination, changes in bee populations, factors affecting bee health, and identifies future needs.
Date: April 9, 2014
Creator: Johnson, Renée & Corn, M. L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Coast Guard's programs for procuring 8 National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs).
Date: April 9, 2014
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Concurrent Receipt of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Unemployment Insurance (UI): Background and Legislative Proposals in the 113th Congress (open access)

Concurrent Receipt of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Unemployment Insurance (UI): Background and Legislative Proposals in the 113th Congress

This report explores the issue of concurrent eligibility for the SSDI and UI programs and examines many of the legislative proposals introduced in the 113th Congress to eliminate or reduce concurrent receipt of SSDI and UI.
Date: April 9, 2014
Creator: Morton, William R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Infrastructure: In-Kind Projects Initiated during Fiscal Years 2011 and 2012 (open access)

Defense Infrastructure: In-Kind Projects Initiated during Fiscal Years 2011 and 2012

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Defense’s (DOD) processes for selecting in-kind projects in Asia vary by country and by whether the project is intended to support force structure initiatives or enduring installations, although these efforts are not mutually exclusive; domestically, DOD’s processes for selecting in-kind projects vary by military service and statutory authority. In Asia, the selection of in-kind projects to support initiatives for relocating U.S. troops within Japan and the Republic of Korea generally results from a schedule-driven process based on resources and infrastructure made available by the host nation to fulfill initiatives agreed to in prior years with target dates for completion, and input from affected military bases. The selection of in-kind projects to support enduring installations is characterized by priority-based processes with input from installations and unit commanders. All in-kind projects to support U.S. forces in Asia result from host nation support as agreed to bilaterally, with the exception of facilities provided through the Japan Facilities Improvement Program, which is a voluntary effort on the part of Japan. All DOD facility planning and project selection at enduring locations is based on military and operational requirements, independent of …
Date: April 9, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library