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[Federal Register: Selected Notices, May 2016]
Section of the Federal Register containing several public notices issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior regarding the activities of the U.S. Geological Survey, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Bureau of Land Management as well as notices from the International Trade Commission regarding a meeting about the Sunshine Act.
Date:
May 4, 2016
Creator:
United States. Office of the Federal Register.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Funding of Presidential Nominating Conventions: An Overview
This report provides a historical overview of how Presidential Election Campaign Fund (PECF) convention funding functioned. It also describes private funding sources that remain available after legislation (H.R. 2019) became law (P.L. 113-94) eliminating PECF funding for convention operations.
Date:
May 4, 2016
Creator:
Garrett, R. S. & Reese, Shawn
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Kuwait: Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
This report examines Kuwait's relationships with its neighbors in the Persian Gulf, and its own political system which has been in turmoil since 2006. Kuwait remains pivotal to U.S. efforts to secure the Persian Gulf region because of its willingness to cooperate with U.S. strategy and military operations in the region and its proximity to both Iran and Iraq.
Date:
May 4, 2016
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): Key Provisions and Issues for Congress
This report discusses the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which is a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) among the United States and 11 Asia-Pacific countries. It examines the key provisions of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), related policy and economic contexts, and issues of potential interest to Congress.
Date:
May 4, 2016
Creator:
Fergusson, Ian F. & Williams, Brock R.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The United Kingdom and the European Union: Stay or Go?
This report briefly examines the debate surrounding whether or not the United Kingdom should leave the European Union.
Date:
May 4, 2016
Creator:
Mix, Derek E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
2016 Paid Leave Analysis Grant Program Frequently Asked Questions
This document is a FAQ for the 2016 paid leave analysis grant program.
Date:
May 5, 2016
Creator:
United States. Women's Bureau.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Unique Identification Codes for Federal Contractors: DUNS Numbers and CAGE Codes
This report focuses on identification numbers for government acquisition and acquisition-related purposes that government contractors, generally, are required to have. The federal government uses a proprietary system, Dun & Bradstreet's (D&B's) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS), to uniquely identify the entities with which it does business. It does not address taxpayer identification numbers (TINs) or other types of recipients of federal money (e.g., grant award recipients) who are required to obtain DUNS numbers.
Date:
May 5, 2016
Creator:
Halchin, L. E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Biennial Report to the 85th Legislature,Texas Commission on Envronmental Quality, Fiscal Years 2015-2016
Biennial report of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to the 85th Legislature of Texas describing the agency's goals, activities, and recommendations for further plans.
Date:
May 6, 2016
Creator:
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Delivery Drones: Coming to the Sky Near You?
This legal sidebar briefly examines the prospect of highly-automated fleets of drones being used routinely to deliver packages, which raises a number of legal questions.
Date:
May 6, 2016
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Internships in Congressional Offices: Frequently Asked Questions
This report addresses frequently asked questions (FAQs) about congressional interns and internships. It is intended to provide information to congressional offices about the role of interns and to provide a summary of some of the policies and guidance provided by the House and the Senate related to internships. It addresses the House and Senate rules that apply to congressional internships, factors that may affect an office's selection process and an individual's eligibility to serve in an internship, and some of the congressional resources and training opportunities available for interns.
Date:
May 6, 2016
Creator:
Eckman, Sarah J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Procedures for Adjusting the Public Debt Limit: A Brief Overview
This report discusses the procedure for adjusting the public debt limit. Nearly all of the outstanding debt of the federal government is subject to a statutory limit, which is set forth as a dollar limitation in 31 U.S.C. 3101(b). From time to time, Congress considers and passes legislation to adjust or suspend this limit.
Date:
May 6, 2016
Creator:
Heniff, Bill, Jr.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 19, Pages 3205-3350, May 6, 2016
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 6, 2016
Creator:
Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
What, If Anything, Has Judge Garland Said About the Second Amendment and Guns?
This legal sidebar briefly examines D.C. Circuit Judge Merrick Garland's views on the second amendment.
Date:
May 6, 2016
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
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
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
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
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
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
Information Warfare: DOD's Response to the Islamic State Hacking Activities
This report briefly examines the Islamic State's (IS) strategy of accessing U.S. government computer systems for a variety of purposes, and the Department of Defense's (DOD) response.
Date:
May 10, 2016
Creator:
Theohary, Catherine A.; McInnis, Kathleen J. & Rollins, John W.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Military Officer Personnel Management: Key Concepts and Statutory Provisions
This report provides an overview of selected concepts and statutory provisions that shape and define military officer appointments, assignments, grade structure, promotions, and separations. It also provides a set of questions that policymakers may wish to consider when discussing proposed changes to current law.
Date:
May 10, 2016
Creator:
Kapp, Lawrence
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0085
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 the tax on crude oil petroleum produced in this State remains in effect in light of the Eighty-fourth Legislature's passage of Senate Bill 757 and House Bill 7 (RQ-0072-KP).
Date:
May 10, 2016
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0086
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: The effect of section 113.054 of the Natural Resources Code on a political subdivision's authority to adopt ordinances relating to the liquefied petroleum gas industry (RQ-0073-KP).
Date:
May 10, 2016
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
U.S.-Nordic Relations
This report briefly discusses U.S. relations with the Nordic countries--Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
Date:
May 10, 2016
Creator:
Archick, Kristin
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library