Hatch Act: Candidacy for Office by Federal Employees in the Executive Branch (open access)

Hatch Act: Candidacy for Office by Federal Employees in the Executive Branch

This report provides information on the permissibility, under federal law, of a federal employee in an agency or department of the executive branch of government being a candidate for elective office.
Date: June 8, 2014
Creator: Maskell, Jack
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Helpful Hints for Filing Your Personal Financial Statement (open access)

Helpful Hints for Filing Your Personal Financial Statement

This pamphlet describes filing requirements and filing deadlines for an persons who have served as a state office between January 1 and April 30 in any given calendar year.
Date: June 19, 2014
Creator: Texas Ethics Commission
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity (open access)

Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity

This report describes Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity. Industry Hemp is a variety of cannabis Sativa and is of the same plant marijuana. However, Hemp is genetically different and distinguished by its use and chemical makeup. Precise data are not available in the U.S market for Hemp based products.
Date: June 25, 2014
Creator: Renne, Johnson
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
High-Frequency Trading: Background, Concerns, and Regulatory Developments (open access)

High-Frequency Trading: Background, Concerns, and Regulatory Developments

This report provides an overview of high-frequency trading (HFT) in the equities and derivatives markets regulated by the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). It also examines the Flash Crash of 2010 and the role that HFT may have played, as well as recent regulatory developments.
Date: June 19, 2014
Creator: Shorter, Gary & Miller, Rena S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Immigration: Visa Security Policies (open access)

Immigration: Visa Security Policies

The report includes an overview of visa issuance policy and explains the key provisions that guide the documentary requirements and approval/disapproval process.
Date: June 9, 2014
Creator: Wasem, Ruth Ellen
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: June 10, 2014
Creator: Shea, Dana A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Increasing Employment Opportunities and Improving Working Conditions for Women (open access)

Increasing Employment Opportunities and Improving Working Conditions for Women

Fact sheet describing highlights of both the Equal Pay Act and Civil Rights Act which discusses laws for hiring female employees, overtime, minimum wage, and worker protection.
Date: June 2014
Creator: United States. Department of Labor.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Information for 2014 Experimental Pronghorn Season (open access)

Information for 2014 Experimental Pronghorn Season

Pamphlet explaining the requirements of obtaining and requirements for an experimental permit for hunting Pronghorn, with explanations of boundaries and other information.
Date: June 2014
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inland Waterways: Recent Proposals and Issues for Congress (open access)

Inland Waterways: Recent Proposals and Issues for Congress

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Date: June 26, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Inmate Monthly Report: May 2014 (open access)

Inmate Monthly Report: May 2014

Monthly report issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice providing statistical information about numbers and categories of inmates held in various locations across Texas.
Date: June 2014
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses (open access)

Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses

This report discusses the reasons that Iran is considered a threat to U.S. security, including Iran's nuclear program, involvement with terrorist organizations, and involvement with neighboring countries' local governments. It also discusses ways in which the U.S. hopes to modify Iran's behavior with sanctions, and the effectiveness of these sanctions.
Date: June 30, 2014
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq Crisis and U.S. Policy (open access)

Iraq Crisis and U.S. Policy

This report analyzes the offensive in northern and central Iraq led by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, aka ISIS) -- a Sunni Islamist insurgent and terrorist group -- with a discussion of the offensive's implications, the U.S. response, and related issues.
Date: June 20, 2014
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth; Humud, Carla E.; Blanchard, Christopher M.; Margesson, Rhoda & Tiersky, Alex
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Politics, Governance, and Human Rights (open access)

Iraq: Politics, Governance, and Human Rights

This report discusses the state of Iraqi politics, governance, and human rights, including the worsening relations between local Sunni and Shiite populations.
Date: June 13, 2014
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Journey to Inspire, Innovate, and Discover (open access)

A Journey to Inspire, Innovate, and Discover

On January 14, 2004, President George W. Bush announced a new vision for America’s civil space program that calls for human and robotic missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. This vision set forth goals of: returning the Space Shuttle safely to flight; completing the International Space Station (ISS); phasing out the Space Shuttle when the ISS is complete (about 2010); sending a robotic orbiter and lander to the Moon; sending a human expedition to the Moon as early as 2015, but no later than 2020; conducting robotic missions to Mars in preparation for a future human expedition; and conducting robotic exploration across the solar system. Such a focus for the American space program has not existed since the Apollo era and establishes a much-needed direction and purpose for our national space efforts. The Commission sought extensive input for their deliberations, from within the U.S. government and directly from the public in the United States and abroad. The Commission held five televised public hearings, meeting in: Washington, D.C.; Dayton, Ohio; Atlanta, Georgia; San Francisco, California; and New York City. The Commission heard public testimony from 96 individuals representing academia, industry, media, teachers, students, entrepreneurs, astronauts, labor unions, state governments, federal …
Date: June 2014
Creator: United States. President's Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legislation to Approve the U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement (open access)

Legislation to Approve the U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement

This report discusses the U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement and analyzes relevant legislative initiatives (S. 812 and H.R. 1613) and other legislative action surrounding Congress's approval of the Agreement (P.L. 113-67).
Date: June 19, 2014
Creator: Hagerty, Curry L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Libya: Transition and U.S. Policy (open access)

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: June 11, 2014
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Main Street Matters, June 2014 (open access)

Main Street Matters, June 2014

Newsletter issued by the Texas Main Street Program discussing news, events, and other information related to the program as well as featuring designated participating communities and providing technical advice regarding conservation and restoration.
Date: June 2014
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) and Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC): Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) and Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC): Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information regarding Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle(ACV) and Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC). The report discusses the marines' justification for the ACV and MPC and desired operational capabilities.
Date: June 16, 2014
Creator: Feickert, Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Maritime Territorial and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Disputes Involving China: Issues for Congress (open access)

Maritime Territorial and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Disputes Involving China: Issues for Congress

This report presents policy and oversight issues for Congress arising from maritime territorial disputes involving China in the South China Sea (SCS), East China Sea (ECS), and an additional dispute over whether China has a right under international law to regulate U.S. and other foreign military activities in its maritime Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
Date: June 6, 2014
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare Physician Payment Updates and the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) System (open access)

Medicare Physician Payment Updates and the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) System

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Date: June 12, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Membership in the United Nations and Its Specialized Agencies (open access)

Membership in the United Nations and Its Specialized Agencies

This report highlights key steps in the process for attaining membership in the United Nations and its specialized agencies. It discusses the capacities associated with U.N. membership and observer status, as well as criteria for and implications of membership. It also examines related U.S. legislation and recent congressional and Obama Administration actions
Date: June 19, 2014
Creator: Blanchfield, Luisa & Browne, Marjorie Ann
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Metropolitan Area Designations by OMB: History, 2010 Standards, and Uses (open access)

Metropolitan Area Designations by OMB: History, 2010 Standards, and Uses

This Congressional Research Service Report for Congress explains the standards for metropolitan area designation.
Date: June 6, 2014
Creator: Williams, Jennifer D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mi Calendario De Calcomanías 2014-2015 (open access)

Mi Calendario De Calcomanías 2014-2015

This is a calendar designed for children. It consists of stickers for use by children.
Date: June 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Microenterprise Results Reporting: Annual Report to Congress, Fiscal Year 2013 (open access)

Microenterprise Results Reporting: Annual Report to Congress, Fiscal Year 2013

"This report presents the progress of USAID's microenterprise development efforts for Fiscal Year 2013."
Date: June 2014
Creator: United States. Agency for International Development
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library