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Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal (open access)

Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal

This report discusses disposal of nuclear waste, primarily highly radioactive spent fuel from nuclear power plants. Presidential and Congressional actions regarding nuclear waste disposal sites and the Yucca Mountain Project, other alternatives previously proposed by the Obama Administration, and temporary solutions are discussed.
Date: May 9, 2018
Creator: Holt, Mark
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Release: Comptroller Distributes Sales Tax Revenue, May 9, 2018] (open access)

[News Release: Comptroller Distributes Sales Tax Revenue, May 9, 2018]

News release documenting Texas monthly sales tax revenue for May 2018 with a general summary and table of local sales tax allocations.
Date: May 9, 2018
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil and Gas Activities Within the National Wildlife Refuge System (open access)

Oil and Gas Activities Within the National Wildlife Refuge System

This report contains sections on recent developments related to oil and gas wells in the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) and related issues for Congress. The report presents information on the number and location of oil and gas wells, compatibility of oil and gas activities with NWRS purposes, and regulatory mechanisms for the administration of oil and gas activities.
Date: May 9, 2018
Creator: Crafton, R. Eliot; Comay, Laura B. & Humphries, Marc
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Decision to Cease Implementing the Iran Nuclear Agreement (open access)

U.S. Decision to Cease Implementing the Iran Nuclear Agreement

This report analyzes the Trump Administration's decision to pullout from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and its potential implications. The other powers that negotiated the accord with Iran--Russia, China, France, Britain, and Germany--have consistently asserted that the JCPOA is succeeding in its core objectives and that its implementation should not be jeopardized.
Date: May 9, 2018
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth; Kerr, Paul K. & Heitshusen, Valerie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Exports and 2014 Farm Bill Programs: Background and Current Issues (open access)

Agricultural Exports and 2014 Farm Bill Programs: Background and Current Issues

This report provides background on the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) agricultural export programs and relevant issues for Congress. U.S. agricultural exports have long been a bright spot in the U.S. balance of trade, with exports exceeding imports in every year since 1960.
Date: May 9, 2016
Creator: McMinimy, Mark A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Remittances: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Remittances: Background and Issues for Congress

This report focuses on remittances, transfers of money and capital, sent by migrants and foreign immigrant communities from the United States to their home country. At over $432 billion in 2015, remittances sent home by international migrants to developing countries is larger than official development assistance (ODA) and more stable than private capital flows to these countries.
Date: May 9, 2016
Creator: Weiss, Martin A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0082 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0082

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether licensed physical therapists are authorized to practice trigger point dry needling (RQ-0068-KP).
Date: May 9, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0083 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0083

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a county is responsible for costs associated with transporting a body from an autopsy to its final destination (RQ-0069-KP).
Date: May 9, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0084 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0084

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Questions related to an emergency services district's sales and use tax election that failed to exclude territory where the sales tax was already capped at two percent (RQ-0070-KP).
Date: May 9, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transportation Security: Issues for the 114th Congress (open access)

Transportation Security: Issues for the 114th Congress

This report examines aviation, transit and passenger rail security, as well as port and maritime security. The difficulty and cost of protecting the transportation sector from attack raises a core question for policymakers, i.e., how much effort and resources to put toward protecting potential targets versus pursuing and fighting terrorists.
Date: May 9, 2016
Creator: Elias, Bart; Peterman, David R. & Frittelli, John
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Drug Trafficking and the 2014 Transition (open access)

Afghanistan: Drug Trafficking and the 2014 Transition

This report describes key U.S. counternarcotics programs in Afghanistan in the context of the 2014 transition and analyzes policy issues related to these programs for Congress to consider as policy makers examine the drug problem in Afghanistan.
Date: May 9, 2014
Creator: Rosen, Liana & Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chemical Facility Security: Issues and Options for the 113th Congress (open access)

Chemical Facility Security: Issues and Options for the 113th Congress

This report provides a brief overview of the existing statutory authority and implementing regulation, as well as a description of several policy issues raised in previous debates regarding chemical facility security. It also identifies policy options for congressional consideration.
Date: May 9, 2014
Creator: Shea, Dana A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources, by Topic (open access)

Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources, by Topic

This report provides information about the Authoritative Reports and Resources, by Topic on Cybersecurity. This report provides references to analytical reports on cybersecurity from CRS other government agencies etc.
Date: May 9, 2014
Creator: Tehan, Rita
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Holidays: Evolution and Current Practices (open access)

Federal Holidays: Evolution and Current Practices

This report discusses the creation of federal holidays, how holidays affect employee pay, and recent holiday legislation.
Date: May 9, 2014
Creator: Straus, Jacob R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Implementation of Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS): Issues for Congress (open access)

Implementation of Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS): Issues for Congress

This report analyzes data from a variety of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) presentations, testimony, and other sources to present a historical overview of program performance to date. It identifies an ongoing gap between the number of facilities that have received final risk tier assignments and the total number of regulated facilities.
Date: May 9, 2014
Creator: Shea, Dana A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reauthorization of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA) (open access)

Reauthorization of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA)

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Date: May 9, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 19, Pages 3639-3780, May 9, 2014 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 19, Pages 3639-3780, May 9, 2014

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: May 9, 2014
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
U.S. Circuit Court Judges: Profile of Professional Experiences Prior to Appointment (open access)

U.S. Circuit Court Judges: Profile of Professional Experiences Prior to Appointment

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Date: May 9, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Average Star Formation Histories of Galaxies in Dark Matter Halos from z = 0-8 (open access)

The Average Star Formation Histories of Galaxies in Dark Matter Halos from z = 0-8

Presents a method to constrain average galaxy star formation rates, star formation histories, and the intracluster light as a function of halo mass.
Date: May 9, 2013
Creator: Behroozi, Peter S.; Wechsler, Risa H. & Conroy, Charlie
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Brightness and Coherence of Synchrotron Radiation and FELs (open access)

Brightness and Coherence of Synchrotron Radiation and FELs

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Date: May 9, 2013
Creator: Huang, Zhirong
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bureau of the Public Debt: Areas for Improvement in Information Systems Controls (open access)

Bureau of the Public Debt: Areas for Improvement in Information Systems Controls

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins ""
Date: May 9, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources (open access)

Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources

This report provides links to selected authoritative resources related to cybersecurity issues and includes information on various cybersecurity topics.
Date: May 9, 2013
Creator: Tehan, Rita
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Early Experiences With The OpenMP Accelerator Model (open access)

Early Experiences With The OpenMP Accelerator Model

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Date: May 9, 2013
Creator: Liao, C.; Yan, Y.; de Supinsky, B.; Quinlan, D. & Chapman, B.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy and Water Development: FY2014 Appropriations, Preliminary Tables (open access)

Energy and Water Development: FY2014 Appropriations, Preliminary Tables

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Date: May 9, 2013
Creator: Behrens, Carl E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library