Cuba: Issues for the 114th Congress (open access)

Cuba: Issues for the 114th Congress

This report is divided into three major sections analyzing Cuba's political and economic environment, U.S. policy, and selected issues in U.S.-Cuban relations.
Date: June 20, 2016
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances (open access)

Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances

This report examines developments in U.S. policy restricting travel and remittances to Cuba, including significant changes that have occurred, current permissible travel and remittances, enforcement of the travel restrictions, and debate on lifting the travel restrictions.
Date: June 20, 2016
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2017 Appropriations: Overview (open access)

Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2017 Appropriations: Overview

This report discusses the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill, which includes funding for the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the judiciary, the District of Columbia, and more than two dozen independent agencies.
Date: June 20, 2016
Creator: Webel, Baird
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2017 Appropriations: Overview (open access)

Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2017 Appropriations: Overview

This report discusses the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill, which includes funding for the Department of the Treasury (Title I), the Executive Office of the President (EOP, Title II), the judiciary (Title III), the District of Columbia (Title IV), and more than two dozen independent agencies (Title V). The bill typically funds mandatory retirement accounts in Title VI, which also contains additional general provisions applying to the funding provided agencies through the FSGG bill. Title VII contains general provisions applying government-wide. The FSGG bills have often also contained provisions relating to U.S. policy toward Cuba.
Date: June 20, 2016
Creator: Webel, Baird
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Puerto Rico and Health Care Finance: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Puerto Rico and Health Care Finance: Frequently Asked Questions

This report provides answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about Puerto Rico's health care system.
Date: June 20, 2016
Creator: Mach, Annie L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0096 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0096

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: Application of section 39.112 of the Education Code to a board of managers m specific circumstances (RQ-0085-KP).
Date: June 20, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0097 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0097

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 legal status of real property described by section 12.128 of the Education Code that is returned to the State from a charter school (RQ-0086-KP).
Date: June 20, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The United Kingdom and the European Union: Stay or Go? (open access)

The United Kingdom and the European Union: Stay or Go?

This report briefly discusses the British referendum regarding whether or not to remain in the European Union. The outcome of the referendum remains difficult to predict. Polling results have varied from week to week and continue to suggest a close race with a significant number of undecided voters. Some polls in mid-June have shown a late shift in favor of the Leave campaign.
Date: June 20, 2016
Creator: Mix, Derek E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Venezuela: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Venezuela: Background and U.S. Relations

This report examines the political and economic situation in Venezuela and U.S.-Venezuelan relations. It is divided into three main sections -- political background, current political and economic environment, U.S. relations and policy -- and also includes introductory and outlook information.
Date: June 20, 2016
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
What's RICO? (open access)

What's RICO?

This legal sidebar briefly discusses the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) portion of Title 18 of the United States Code. In spite of its name and origin, RICO is not limited to "mobsters" or members of "organized crime" as those terms are popularly understood. Rather, it covers those activities which Congress felt characterized the conduct of organized crime, no matter who actually engages in them.
Date: June 20, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library