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After Brexit: A Diminished or Enhanced EU?
This report briefly discusses the United Kingdom's (UK's) "Brexit" vote and what it means for the future of the European Union.
Date:
June 29, 2016
Creator:
Archick, Kristin
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The European Union: Current Challenges and Future Prospects
This report provides a brief history of the European Union (EU) and the major challenges currently confronting the EU as an institution. It also discusses the potential implications both for the EU itself and for U.S.-EU relations.
Date:
June 21, 2016
Creator:
Archick, Kristin
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Puerto Rico's Current Fiscal Challenges
This report discusses multiple challenges the government of Puerto Rico faces in the fall of 2015. Concerns regarding the sustainability of Puerto Rico's public finances have intensified over the past year, despite several measures taken by the island's government to reduce spending, increase revenues, and restructure its obligations. The Puerto Rican government outlined a medium-term strategy to address those challenges in a fiscal plan put forth in mid-September 2015.
Date:
June 3, 2016
Creator:
Austin, D. A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Disruptive technologies and Transportation Final Report
This is a Final Report on Disruptive technologies and Transportation by Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Date:
June 2016
Creator:
Baker, Richard; Wagner, Jason; Miller, Matt; Pritchard, Gavin & Manser, Michael
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Extending Use of Steel-Laminated Elastomeric Bearings to Higher Demand Applications
Report on the results of a study on extending the use of steel-laminated elastomeric bearings on higher demand bridges.
Date:
October 2015
Creator:
Belivanis, Konstantinos Victor; Han, Liwei; Sun, Cong; Helwig, Todd; Engelhardt, Michael; Tassoulas, John et al.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Islamic State's Acolytes and the Challenges They Pose to U.S. Law Enforcement
This report provides an analysis of publicly available information on homegrown violent jihadist activity in the United States since September 11, 2001, which suggests that the Islamic State (IS) and its acolytes may pose broad challenges to domestic law enforcement and homeland security efforts.
Date:
June 13, 2016
Creator:
Bjelopera, Jerome P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sifting Domestic Terrorism from Hate Crime and Homegrown Violent Extremism
This report examines the differences between domestic terrorism, hate crime, and homegrown violent extremism. Federal law enforcement agencies use these three distinct concepts to categorize key types of criminals whose illegal activities are at least partly ideologically motivated.
Date:
June 13, 2016
Creator:
Bjelopera, Jerome P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Islamic State and U.S. Policy
This report provides background on the Islamic State organization, discusses its goals, operations, and affiliates, reviews U.S. legislative and policy debates, and describes select FY2017 legislative proposals.
Date:
June 14, 2016
Creator:
Blanchard, Christopher M. & Humud, Carla E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Islamic State and U.S. Policy
This report provides background on the Islamic State organization, discusses its goals, operations, and affiliates, reviews U.S. legislative and policy debates, and describes select FY2017 legislative proposals.
Date:
June 27, 2016
Creator:
Blanchard, Christopher M. & Humud, Carla E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Branch: FY2017 Appropriations
The first section of this report provides an overview of the consideration of FY2017 legislative branch appropriations, with subsections covering each action. It is followed by a section on prior year actions and funding, which contains historical tables. The report then addresses the FY2017 budget requests, requested administrative language, and selected funding issues for individual legislative branch agencies and entities.
Date:
June 2, 2016
Creator:
Brudnick, Ida A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Salaries of Members of Congress: Congressional Votes, 1990-2016
This report contains information on actions taken that affect the salaries for members of Congress, broken down by year and starting with the establishment of the Ethics Reform Act adjustment procedure (1990). It also provides background on the most recent developments and information on other related floor action.
Date:
June 21, 2016
Creator:
Brudnick, Ida A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Travelers' Value of Time and Reliability as Measured on Katy Freeway
Report on Traveler's Value of Time and Reliability as Measured on Katy Freeway.
Date:
June 2016
Creator:
Burris, Mark Whitman, 1970-; Spiegelman, Cliff; Abir, A. K. M. & Le, Sunghoon
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Midnight Rules: Congressional Oversight and Options
This report discusses "midnight rulemaking," referring to the phenomenon during the final months of recent presidential administrations when federal agencies have typically issued a larger number of rules relative to comparable time periods earlier in the administration. It likely occurs because the outgoing presidential administration wants to achieve certain policy goals before the end of its term.
Date:
June 27, 2016
Creator:
Carey, Maeve P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Department of the Interior's Final Rule on Offshore Well Control
This report discusses regulations regarding blowout preventer systems and well control for oil and gas operations on the U.S. outer continental shelf (81 Fed. Reg. 25887). The regulations aim to reduce the risk of an offshore oil or gas blowout that could jeopardize human safety and harm the environment.
Date:
June 16, 2016
Creator:
Comay, Laura B.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Display of the Confederate Flag at Federal Cemeteries in the United States
This report discusses policies regarding the display of the Confederate Flag at national cemeteries. If a state observes a Confederate Memorial Day, National Park Service (NPS) cemeteries in the state may permit a sponsoring group to decorate the graves of Confederate veterans with small Confederate flags. Additionally, such flags may also be displayed on the nationally observed Memorial Day, to accompany the U.S. flag on the graves of Confederate veterans.
Date:
June 23, 2016
Creator:
Comay, Laura B. & Szymendera, Scott D.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Options for Financing Water Infrastructure
This report discusses several options considered by Congress to address the financing needs of local communities for wastewater and drinking water infrastructure projects and to decrease or close the gap between available funds and projected needs.
Date:
June 1, 2016
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia; Maguire, Steven & Mallett, William J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Medicare Financial Status: In Brief
This report provides an overview on Medicare, discussing its various components and sources of funding. It also examines projections for spending within the program.
Date:
June 30, 2016
Creator:
Davis, Patricia A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Spending and Tax Expenditures: Distinctions and Major Programs
This report identifies the largest spending and tax expenditures across eight major categories of federal activity: (1) defense and international affairs; (2) general science, space and technology, natural resources and the environment, and agriculture; (3) commerce and housing, community and regional development, and transportation; (4) education, training, employment, and social services; (5) health, including Medicare; (6) income security; (7) Social Security and veterans' benefits; and (8) administration of justice and general governance.
Date:
June 17, 2016
Creator:
Driessen, Grant A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Zika Response Funding: Request and Congressional Action
This report presents the Administration's request for supplemental appropriations for the Zika response. It includes sections outlining Congressional actions, the emergency supplemental appropriations request for Zika response efforts -- by both U.S. health and human services agencies and international assistance programs -- and information about unobligated Ebola response funds.
Date:
June 2, 2016
Creator:
Epstein, Susan B. & Lister, Sarah A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Overseas Contingency Operations Funding: Background and Status
This report discusses funding for war-related activities, which has been largely provided through supplemental appropriation acts or has been designated as an "emergency" or "overseas contingency operation/global war on terror" (OCO/GWOT) requirement - or both.
Date:
June 13, 2016
Creator:
Epstein, Susan B. & Williams, Lynn M.
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:
June 14, 2016
Creator:
Fergusson, Ian F. & Williams, Brock R.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Runaway and Homeless Youth: Demographics and Programs
This report discusses runaway and homeless youth, and the federal response to support this population. It provides an overview defining the population, a history of the evolution of relevant federal policy, a description of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Program and its funding, and a summary of additional federal support.
Date:
June 13, 2016
Creator:
Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Improved Overlay Tester for Fatigue Cracking Resistance of Asphalt Mixtures
Report examining a test method of cracking asphalt concrete, with recommendations on how to improve the the test method.
Date:
June 2016
Creator:
Garcia, V.; Miramontes, A.; Garibay, J.; Abdallah, I. & Nazarian, S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The State of Campaign Finance Policy: Recent Developments and Issues for Congress
This report provides an overview of the campaign finance landscape and policy issues that may confront Congress. It includes information about the development of campaign finance law with selected litigation as well as potential policy considerations and emerging issues.
Date:
June 23, 2016
Creator:
Garrett, R. S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library