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
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Lands and Related Resources: Overview and Selected Issues for the 115th Congress (open access)

Federal Lands and Related Resources: Overview and Selected Issues for the 115th Congress

This report provides a brief overview of federal land management and its challenges along with legislation in the 115th Congress which related to federal land management.
Date: April 13, 2018
Creator: Hoover, Katie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Multilateral Development Banks: U.S. Contributions FY2000-FY2019 (open access)

Multilateral Development Banks: U.S. Contributions FY2000-FY2019

This report provides an overview of U.S. contributions to multilateral development banks. It shows in tabular form how much the Administration requested and how much Congress appropriated for U.S. payments to the multilateral development banks (MDBs) since 2000.
Date: April 13, 2018
Creator: Nelson, Rebecca M.
Object Type: Report
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.
Date: April 13, 2018
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Offshore Oil and Gas Development: Legal Framework (open access)

Offshore Oil and Gas Development: Legal Framework

This report discusses the various legal authorities and regulations that govern offshore oil and gas exploration and drilling in U.S. waters. The report also discusses recent executive action and legislative proposals concerning offshore oil and natural gas exploration and production.
Date: April 13, 2018
Creator: Vann, Adam
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Regulatory Reform 10 Years After the Financial Crisis: Dodd-Frank and Securities Law (open access)

Regulatory Reform 10 Years After the Financial Crisis: Dodd-Frank and Securities Law

This report discusses the success and challenges of securities regulation reform passed 10 years ago as a a part of the Dodd-Frank Act and new legislation in Congress that would repeal or change aspects of the Dodd-Frank Act.
Date: April 13, 2018
Creator: Vanatko, Nicole
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Special Counsels, Independent Counsels, and Special Prosecutors: Legal Authority and Limitations on Independent Executive Investigations (open access)

Special Counsels, Independent Counsels, and Special Prosecutors: Legal Authority and Limitations on Independent Executive Investigations

This report analyzes the use of special prosecutors and independent counsels that were authorized under now-expired provisions of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as well as the use of special counsels that are currently authorized by DOJ regulations. A glossary of terms at the beginning of the report briefly defines these italicized terms (see Table 1). The report continues with an examination of various constitutional issues relevant to these efforts.
Date: April 13, 2018
Creator: Brown, Cynthia & Cole, Jared P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 15, Pages 2205-2314, April 13, 2018 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 15, Pages 2205-2314, April 13, 2018

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 13, 2018
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Congressional News Media and the House and Senate Press Galleries (open access)

Congressional News Media and the House and Senate Press Galleries

This report provides information about the rules and authorities that affect media coverage of Congress, current practices among the press galleries, and selected data on gallery membership since the 94th Congress. It also provides a brief discussion of considerations that commonly underlie the galleries' practices or may affect gallery operations and congressional media rules.
Date: April 13, 2017
Creator: Eckman, Sarah J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Nominations to U.S. Service Academies: An Overview and Resources for Outreach and Management (open access)

Congressional Nominations to U.S. Service Academies: An Overview and Resources for Outreach and Management

This report describes statutory requirements for allocating congressional nominations to service academies. It also identifies the qualifications that must be met by potential nominees, as established by statute and each academy. Finally, sample documents that could be used by congressional offices at various stages of the nomination selection process are included. These documents provide basic information and can be customized to fit the specific needs of individual office policies.
Date: April 13, 2017
Creator: Petersen, R. Eric & Eckman, Sarah J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
France's 2017 Presidential Election: In Brief (open access)

France's 2017 Presidential Election: In Brief

This report discusses the French presidential election of 2017 and includes brief descriptions of the main candidates and current poll leaders, major campaign issues, and possible implications of the results of the French election for American-French relations and for their role in Europe and the EU. This report was written before the election which was won by Emmanuel Macron.
Date: April 13, 2017
Creator: Belkin, Paul
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
NASS and U.S. Crop Production Forecasts: Methods and Issues (open access)

NASS and U.S. Crop Production Forecasts: Methods and Issues

This report discusses the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) which forecasts crop and livestock production levels at the national, state, and county levels based off a variety of farm data gathered by department. Concerns for Congress related to declining farmer participation in NASS surveys affecting the forecasts reliability and making sure that the results remain unbiased to avoid market price reactions.
Date: April 13, 2017
Creator: Schnepf, Randy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements (open access)

Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements

This report provides an overview of many of the key arms control and nonproliferation agreements and endeavors of the past 40 years, divided into three sections. The first describes arms control efforts between the United States and the states of the former Soviet Union. The second section describes multilateral nuclear nonproliferation efforts. The final section reviews treaties and agreements that address chemical, biological, and conventional weapons.
Date: April 13, 2016
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.; Kerr, Paul K. & Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Electoral College: How It Works in Contemporary Presidential Elections (open access)

The Electoral College: How It Works in Contemporary Presidential Elections

This report provides information about the electoral college including its origins, who makes up the college today, the 2012 presidental election, and calls for the reform of the electoral college.
Date: April 13, 2016
Creator: Neale, Thomas H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Export-Import Bank: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Export-Import Bank: Frequently Asked Questions

This report addresses frequently-asked questions about the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank, grouped in the following categories: congressional interest and the Ex-Im Bank reauthorization debate; market context; international context; organizational structure and management; programs; statutory requirements and policies; risk management; budget and appropriations; implications of a sunset in authority; and historical and current approaches to reauthorization.
Date: April 13, 2016
Creator: Akhtar, Shayerah Ilias; Carpenter, David H.; Driessen, Grant A. & Taylor, Julia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Highway Bridge Conditions: Issues for Congress (open access)

Highway Bridge Conditions: Issues for Congress

This report discusses the nation's transportation infrastructure in general, and in particular the federal role in funding, building, maintaining, and ensuring the safety of roads and especially bridges in the United States.
Date: April 13, 2016
Creator: Kirk, Robert S. & Mallett, William J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Internet Tax Freedom Act: In Brief (open access)

The Internet Tax Freedom Act: In Brief

This report discusses the Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA; P.L. 105-277) enacted in 1998, which implemented a three-year moratorium preventing state and local governments from taxing Internet access, or imposing multiple or discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce.
Date: April 13, 2016
Creator: Stupak, Jeffrey M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Solar for All: Making it Happen in Low-income Communities

Introductory presentation slides from a webcast about solar energy in low-income communities. Webcast offered as part of the Environmental Protection Agency's State and Local Climate and Energy Program webcast series.
Date: April 13, 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Solar for All: Making it Happen in Low-Income Communities

Slide presentation discussing the availability of solar power for low-income communities.
Date: April 13, 2016
Creator: Vote Solar
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Surveillance of Foreigners Outside the United States Under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) (open access)

Surveillance of Foreigners Outside the United States Under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)

This report discusses the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-261), which created separate procedures for targeting non-U.S. persons and U.S. persons reasonably believed to be outside the United States under a new Title VII of FISA.
Date: April 13, 2016
Creator: Liu, Edward C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Postal Service Rolls Back Its Prices (open access)

U.S. Postal Service Rolls Back Its Prices

This report discusses the USPS drop in the price of First-Class "Forever" (or equivalent domestic letter) postage.
Date: April 13, 2016
Creator: Christensen, Michelle D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Redistricting and the Voting Rights Act: A Legal Overview (open access)

Congressional Redistricting and the Voting Rights Act: A Legal Overview

This report provides a legal overview of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, a key congressional redistricting, and selected Supreme Court case law.
Date: April 13, 2015
Creator: Whitaker, L. Paige
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Newsletter of Texas State Representative James Frank: April 13, 2015 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative James Frank: April 13, 2015

Newsletter of James Frank for his constituents discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on the debate of which taxes to cut, and an update on House Bill 1042.
Date: April 13, 2015
Creator: Frank, James Boisfeuillet
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Recent Changes in the Estate and Gift Tax Provisions (open access)

Recent Changes in the Estate and Gift Tax Provisions

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Date: April 13, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library