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U.S. Sugar Program Fundamentals (open access)

U.S. Sugar Program Fundamentals

This report discusses the U.S. sugar program, which is singular among major agricultural commodity programs in that it combines a floor price guarantee with a supply management structure that encompasses both domestic production for human use and sugar imports.
Date: April 6, 2016
Creator: McMinimy, Mark A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Peru: Politics, Economy, and Elections in Brief (open access)

Peru: Politics, Economy, and Elections in Brief

This report provides an overview of Peru's political, economic, and security conditions and of U.S.-Peruvian relations.
Date: April 6, 2016
Creator: Taft-Morales, Maureen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Crude Oil Exports to International Destinations (open access)

U.S. Crude Oil Exports to International Destinations

This report discusses the export of crude oil produced in the United States and policy considerations in the wake of a provision contained in P.L. 114-113 which repealed a 40-year prohibition on the export.
Date: April 6, 2016
Creator: Brown, Phillip
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances (open access)

Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances

This report examines developments in U.S. policy restricting travel and remittances to Cuba, including significant changes that have occurred, current permissible travel and remittances, enforcement of the travel restrictions, and debate on lifting the travel restrictions.
Date: April 6, 2016
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Retirement: Background and Recent Developments (open access)

Military Retirement: Background and Recent Developments

This report discusses the military retirement system. The system currently includes monthly compensation for qualified active and reserve retirees, disability benefits for those deemed medically unfit to serve, and a survivor annuity program for the eligible survivors of deceased retirees.
Date: April 6, 2016
Creator: Kamarck, Kristy N.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Brazil in Crisis (open access)

Brazil in Crisis

Brazil is in the midst of deepening economic and political crises that are closely intertwined and unlikely to be resolved quickly. This report briefly examines the political situation and discusses public opinion regarding the Rousseff Administration.
Date: April 6, 2016
Creator: Meyer, Peter J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Municipal Broadband: Background and Policy Debate (open access)

Municipal Broadband: Background and Policy Debate

This report discusses the debate surrounding Municipal Broadband, which is controversial because it involves governmental entities entering a commercial telecommunications marketplace that had previously been the exclusive domain of private sector providers.
Date: April 6, 2016
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G. & Gilroy, Angele A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Release: Comptroller Distributes Sales Tax Revenue, April 6, 2016] (open access)

[News Release: Comptroller Distributes Sales Tax Revenue, April 6, 2016]

News release documenting Texas monthly sales tax revenue for April 2016 with a general summary and table of local sales tax allocations.
Date: April 6, 2016
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History