Closing the Flood Insurance Gap (open access)

Closing the Flood Insurance Gap

This report discusses the flood insurance coverage gaps in the United States, provides statistics on the level of coverage and amount of flooding in coastal areas recently hit by hurricanes, and provides possible solutions to the flood insurance gap.
Date: April 24, 2018
Creator: Horn, Diane P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) (open access)

Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CHGME)

This report describes the Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program's purpose and structure, history, and authorizations and appropriations. It also provides select program data, including the number of hospitals supported under the program, their location, the amount of funding they receive, and the number of residents trained. Finally, the report discusses alternative sources of GME funding available and some issues that Congress may consider as part of the program's reauthorization.
Date: April 24, 2018
Creator: Heisler, Elayne J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Consumer Product Safety Act: A Legal Analysis (open access)

The Consumer Product Safety Act: A Legal Analysis

This report provides a legal overview of the Consumer Product Safety Act's (CPSC) structure, jurisdiction, and statutory powers under the CPSA.
Date: April 24, 2018
Creator: Carpenter, David H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transatlantic Perspectives on Defense Innovation: Issues for Congress (open access)

Transatlantic Perspectives on Defense Innovation: Issues for Congress

This report discusses defense innovation and technology research and development in the American, British, French, and German military and ways to use implement such innovations into NATO forces.
Date: April 24, 2018
Creator: Aronsson, Lisa A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Can Corporations be Held Liable Under the Alien Tort Statute? (open access)

Can Corporations be Held Liable Under the Alien Tort Statute?

This report is an update of an earlier report discussing the Supreme Court case of "Jesner v. Arab Bank" which reports the final decision that foreign corporations such as Arab Bank may not be brought as defendants in lawsuits under the Alien Tort Statute.
Date: April 24, 2018
Creator: Mulligan, Stephen P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Work Authorization for H-4 Spouses of H-1B Temporary Workers: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Work Authorization for H-4 Spouses of H-1B Temporary Workers: Frequently Asked Questions

This report provides answers to frequently asked questions about work authorization for H-4 visa holders (visas for spouses and unmarried children under 21 of H-1B visa holders).
Date: April 24, 2018
Creator: Wilson, Jill H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Army Futures Command (open access)

Army Futures Command

This report discusses the Army Futures Command, a proposed central command focused on Army modernization efforts.
Date: April 24, 2018
Creator: Feickert, Andrew
System: The UNT Digital Library
Frequently Asked Questions about Prescription Drug Pricing and Policy (open access)

Frequently Asked Questions about Prescription Drug Pricing and Policy

This report answers frequently asked questions about prescription drug pricing regulations and policy.
Date: April 24, 2018
Creator: Kirchhoff, Suzanne M.; Johnson, Judith A. & Thaul, Susan
System: The UNT Digital Library
Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides an overview of Arctic-related issues for Congress such as: Arctic sovereignty claims; commercial shipping through the Arctic; Arctic oil, gas, and mineral exploration; endangered Arctic species; and increased military operations in the Arctic that could cause the region in coming years to become an arena of international cooperation or competition. The FY2019 budget request for arctic research is included.
Date: April 24, 2018
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monuments and Memorials Authorized Under the Commemorative Works Act in the District of Columbia: Current Development of In-Progress and Lapsed Works (open access)

Monuments and Memorials Authorized Under the Commemorative Works Act in the District of Columbia: Current Development of In-Progress and Lapsed Works

This report provides a status update on 13 in-progress memorials and 4 memorials with lapsed authorizations. For each monument or memorial, the report provides a rationale for the work as expressed in the Congressional Record or a House or Senate committee report; its statutory authority; the group or groups sponsoring the commemoration; and the memorial's location (or proposed location), if known. A picture or rendering of each work is also included, when available.
Date: April 24, 2018
Creator: Straus, Jacob R.
System: The UNT Digital Library