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[Project Summary: EcoSpatial Information Database (ESID)]
Summary describing the work completed at AMEC Environment & Infrastructure, Inc. for the EcoSpatial Information Database (ESID). It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date:
May 2014
Creator:
AMEC Environment & Infrastructure, Inc.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
National Healthcare Disparities Report 2013
This report summarizes data gathered to address three key questions: what is the status of health care quality, access and disparities in the United States, How have health care quality; access and disparities changed over time; where are health care quality, access, and disparities improving and where are they getting worse.
Date:
May 2014
Creator:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The European Parliament
This report mainly discusses The European Parliament which is a key institution of 28 member European Union. The role of the European Parliament in the legislative has expanded steadily over time as the scope of EU policy has grown.
Date:
May 19, 2014
Creator:
Archick, Kristin
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Crisis in the Central African Republic
This report provides background on the evolving political, security, and humanitarian crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR), which began when a fractious rebel coalition seized control of the central government in March 2013. The report also describes U.S. policy responses and analyzes possible issues for Congress, including oversight of U.S. humanitarian assistance and support for international stabilization efforts in CAR.
Date:
May 14, 2014
Creator:
Arieff, Alexis
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Prescription Drug Abuse
This report examines prescription drug abuse in the United States. An estimated 6.8 million individuals currently abuse prescription drugs in the United States. Unlike policy on street drugs, federal policy on prescription drug abuse is complicated by the need to maintain access to prescription controlled substances (PCS) for legitimate medical use. The federal government has several roles in reducing prescription drug abuse.
Date:
May 21, 2014
Creator:
Bagalman, Erin; Sacco, Lisa N.; Thaul, Susan & Yeh, Brian T.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Energy and Water Development: FY2015 Appropriations
This report discusses the Energy and Water Development appropriations bill that provides funding for civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), for the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), the Department of Energy (DOE), and several independent agencies.
Date:
May 23, 2014
Creator:
Behrens, Carl E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Libya: Transition and U.S. Policy
This report discusses the revolution and post-conflict transition in Libya, triggered in mid-February 2011 by a chain of events resulting in the death of the Prime Minister (Qadhafi); a new government was elected in July. The report also looks at the military and economic state of the country, including human rights, Islam and politics, and Libya's oil assets.
Date:
May 22, 2014
Creator:
Blanchard, Christopher M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Libya: Transition and U.S. Policy
This report discusses the revolution and post-conflict transition in Libya, triggered in mid-February 2011 by a chain of events resulting in the death of the Prime Minister (Qadhafi); a new government was elected in July. The report also looks at the military and economic state of the country, including human rights, Islam and politics, and Libya's oil assets.
Date:
May 8, 2014
Creator:
Blanchard, Christopher M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Libya: Transition and U.S. Policy
This report discusses the revolution and post-conflict transition in Libya, triggered in mid-February 2011 by a chain of events resulting in the death of the Prime Minister (Qadhafi); a new government was elected in July. The report also looks at the military and economic state of the country, including human rights, Islam and politics, and Libya's oil assets.
Date:
May 29, 2014
Creator:
Blanchard, Christopher M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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:
May 5, 2014
Creator:
Blanchard, Christopher M.; Humud, Carla E. & Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Nigeria's Boko Haram: Frequently Asked Questions
This report discusses Boko Haram, a violent Nigerian Islamist movement, that has grown increasingly active and deadly in its attacks against state and civilian targets in recent years.
Date:
May 20, 2014
Creator:
Blanchard, Lauren Ploch
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Nigeria's Boko Haram: Frequently Asked Questions
This report discusses Boko Haram, a violent Nigerian Islamist movement, has grown increasingly active and deadly in its attacks against state and civilian targets in recent years.
Date:
May 28, 2014
Creator:
Blanchard, Lauren Ploch
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Temporary Large Guide Signs
Report on research to establish a critical design configurations for temporary guide signs to save time and costs.
Date:
May 2014
Creator:
Bligh, Roger P.; Arrington, Dusty R. & Menges, Wanda L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Deployable Federal Assets Supporting Domestic Disaster Response Operations: Summary and Considerations for Congress
This report discusses deployable federal assets, which generally refers to specially-trained federal employees whose mission is to provide on-scene assistance to communities by supporting disaster response.
Date:
May 16, 2014
Creator:
Brown, Jared T.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Unauthorized Aliens in the United States: Policy Discussion
This report discusses the unauthorized immigrant (illegal alien) population in the United States, which is a key and controversial immigration issue.
Date:
May 8, 2014
Creator:
Bruno, Andorra
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Unauthorized Aliens in the United States: Policy Discussion
This report discusses the unauthorized immigrant (illegal alien) population in the United States, which is a key and controversial immigration issue.
Date:
May 8, 2014
Creator:
Bruno, Andorra
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Final EIS for the Modified Blythe Solar Power Project
This report analyzes the Grant Holder's proposal to construct, operate, maintain, and decommission the Modified Project as well as a No Action Alternative.
Date:
May 2014
Creator:
Bureau of Land Management
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Military Retirement: Background and Recent Developments
This report discusses the noncontributory military retirement system which includes monthly compensation and benefits after an active or reserve military career, disability retirement for those physically unfit to continue to serve, and survivor benefits for the eligible survivors of deceased retirees.
Date:
May 28, 2014
Creator:
Burrelli, David F. & Salazar Torreon, Barbara
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Texas Water Development Board Manual for Permitting Process: Guidance Manual for Permitting Class I and Class II Wells for the Injection and Disposal of Desalination Concentrate
Report on the permitting process for the use and disposal of desalination concentrate in Class I and II wells.
Date:
May 6, 2014
Creator:
CDM Smith
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
H.R. 3080 and S. 601: Comparison of Select Provisions and Conference Developments
This report discusses the conference report H.Rept. 113-449 that would resolve differences between H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 (WRRDA 2013), and S. 601, the Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (WRDA 2013). Both bills represented omnibus authorization legislation for water resource activities, principally associated with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps).
Date:
May 19, 2014
Creator:
Carter, Nicole T.; Stern, Charles V.; Frittelli, John; Luther, Linda & Copeland, Claudia
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Reform of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC): Selection of Judges
This report surveys the process of "designation," an alternative method used by Congress that allows current federal judges to serve temporarily on another federal court without undergoing a separate constitutional appointment. It explores how a reviewing court might evaluate the constitutionality of these proposals that would shift the authority to select Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) judges away from the Chief Justice alone, and vest it in other officials within the judicial, executive, and legislative branches.
Date:
May 7, 2014
Creator:
Chu, Vivian S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Administrative Law Primer: Statutory Definitions of "Agency" and Characteristics of Agency Independence
This report explores several important statutes that regulate agencies and these statutes' respective definitions of "agency." These statutes include the Administrative Procedure Act, the Freedom of Information Act, the Federal Records Act, statutes governing federal employees, and the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Date:
May 22, 2014
Creator:
Cole, Jared P. & Shedd, Daniel T.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mandatory Vaccinations: Precedent and Current Laws
This report provides an overview of the legal precedent for mandatory vaccination laws, and of state laws that require certain individuals or populations, including school-aged children and health care workers, to be vaccinated against various communicable diseases. Also discussed are state laws providing for mandatory vaccinations during a public health emergency or outbreak of a communicable disease.
Date:
May 21, 2014
Creator:
Cole, Jared P. & Swendiman, Kathleen S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Foreign Trade in Services: Trends and U.S. Policy Challenges
This report provides background information and analysis on U.S. foreign trade in services. The focus of the report is an analysis of the policy challenges that the United States confronts, especially the challenge of negotiating a set of international disciplines on trade in services and dealing with the complexity of measuring trade in services. The report also focuses on emerging issues and current negotiations, especially those pertaining to the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA), the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and the Translantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement.
Date:
May 15, 2014
Creator:
Cooper, William H. & Nelson, Rebecca M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library