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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
Membership of the 114th Congress: A Profile
This report presents a profile of the membership of the 114th Congress (2015-2016). Statistical information is included on selected characteristics of Members, including data on party affiliation, average age, occupation, education, length of congressional service, religious affiliation, gender, ethnicity, foreign births, and military service.
Date:
June 10, 2016
Creator:
Manning, Jennifer E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
Mileage-Based Road User Charges
This report examines mileage-based user charges as an possible source of highway funding. Federal highway and public transportation programs are funded mainly by taxes on motor fuel that flow into the Highway Trust Fund (HTF). The tax rates, set on a per-gallon basis, have not been raised since 1993, and motor fuel tax receipts have been insufficient to support the transportation programs authorized by Congress since FY2008.
Date:
June 22, 2016
Creator:
Kirk, Robert S. & Levinson, Marc
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Military Lending Act: Timeline, New Rules, and Issues
This report briefly discusses new rules under the Military Lending Act (MLA) that change the definition of consumer credit for covered servicemembers and dependents; it will apply to transactions or accounts that are established on or after October 3, 2016. These rules may have an impact on the regulatory burdens for businesses that provide credit products to the military and may also affect military readiness.
Date:
June 1, 2016
Creator:
Kamarck, Kristy N.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Nanotechnology: A Policy Primer
This report provides a brief overview of three major topics related to nanotechnology: federal research and development (R&D) investments under the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI); U.S. international competitiveness in nanotechnology; and environmental, health, and safety (EHS) concerns. It also discusses nanomanufacturing and public attitudes toward, and understanding of, nanotechnology.
Date:
June 28, 2016
Creator:
Sargent, John F., Jr.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy Lasers, Railgun, and Hypervelocity Projectile: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and issues for Congress on three potential new weapons that could improve the ability of Navy surface ships to defend themselves against enemy missiles--solid state lasers (SSLs), the electromagnetic railgun (EMRG), and the hypervelocity projectile (HVP).
Date:
June 17, 2016
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)/Frigate Program: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)/Frigate program, a program to procure a large number of LCSs and modified LCSs. The modified LCSs are to be referred to as frigates. The Navy's execution of the program has been a matter of congressional oversight attention for several years. The program presents several oversight issues for Congress.
Date:
June 14, 2016
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress
This report discusses the process of naming Navy ships, which have traditionally been chosen and announced by the Secretary of the Navy. Rules for giving certain types of names to certain types of Navy ships have evolved over time.
Date:
June 16, 2016
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Release: Comptroller Distributes Sales Tax Revenue, June 8, 2016]
News release documenting Texas monthly sales tax revenue for June 2016 with a general summary and table of local sales tax allocations.
Date:
June 8, 2016
Creator:
Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
North American Leaders' Summit
This report discusses the North American Leaders' Summits (NALS), a trilateral summit that meets in effort to increase cooperation on broader economic and security issues between the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Date:
June 16, 2016
Creator:
Villarreal, M. Angeles
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP): History and Overview
This report provides an overview of the history of science and technology (S&T) advice to the President and discusses selected recurrent issues for Congress regarding Office of Science and Technology Policy's (OSTP) Director, OSTP management and operations, the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), and the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC).
Date:
June 22, 2016
Creator:
Sargent, John F., Jr. & Shea, Dana A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
OncoLog, Volume 61, Number 6, June 2016
Newsletter from the University of Texas System Cancer Center, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute discussing cancer care and research to inform physicians of recent developments in the field.
Date:
June 2016
Creator:
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Open Skies Treaty: Issues in the Current Debate
This report discusses the current debate surrounding the Treaty on Open Skies, which the United States, Canada, and 22 European nations signed on March 24, 1992. The treaty entered into force on January 1, 2002, and now has 34 member states. Each participant must permit unarmed observation aircraft to fly over its entire territory to observe military forces and activities.
Date:
June 10, 2016
Creator:
Woolf, Amy F.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Orlando Nightclub Mass Shooting: Gun Checks and Terrorist Watchlists
This report discusses the policy climate surrounding gun control in the wake of the attack in an Orlando, Florida nightclub. On June 12, 2016, an armed assailant killed 49 people and wounded over 50 others in the club.
Date:
June 16, 2016
Creator:
Krouse, William J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
OSHA State Plans: In Brief, with Examples from California and Arizona
This report examines various state plans under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act), which authorizes states to establish their own occupational safety and health plans and preempt standards established and enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA must approve state plans if they are "at least as effective" as OSHA's standards and enforcement. The report provides specific examples from California and Arizona
Date:
June 3, 2016
Creator:
Szymendera, Scott D.
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
An Overview of Air Quality Issues in Natural Gas Systems
This report provides information on the natural gas industry and the types and sources of air pollutants in the sector. It examines the role of the federal government in regulating these emissions, including the provisions in the Clean Air Act and Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) regulatory activities. It concludes with a brief discussion of the outstanding issues.
Date:
June 1, 2016
Creator:
Lattanzio, Richard K.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Overview of FY2017 Appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS)
This report tracks and describes actions taken by the Administration and Congress to provide FY2017 appropriations for the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) accounts. It also provides an overview of FY2016 appropriations for agencies and bureaus funded as part of annual CJS appropriations.
Date:
June 13, 2016
Creator:
James, Nathan
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pay Secrecy
This article discusses the rights of female workers and lists laws associated with equal wages. It provides information about about wage gaps between men and women.
Date:
June 2016
Creator:
United States. Women's Bureau.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pay Secrecy
This issue brief discusses pay secrecy policies that nearly half of workers nationally reported that they were either contractually forbidden or strongly discouraged from discussing their pay with their colleagues. Includes a listing of state laws that protect employees in discussing pay and compensation.
Date:
June 2016
Creator:
United States. Department of Labor.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Phase 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles
This report briefly discusses the second phase of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles jointly proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on July 13, 2015.
Date:
June 22, 2016
Creator:
Lattanzio, Richard K.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Possible Economic Impact of Brexit
This report briefly discusses the possible economic impact of a June 23, 2016 referendum in which a majority of British voters supported the United Kingdom (UK) leaving the European Union (EU), stunning global financial markets that expected the vote to fail.
Date:
June 28, 2016
Creator:
Jackson, James K. & Akhtar, Shayerah I.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Preliminary 2016 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan
This report identifies any new or existing industrial categories selected for effluent guidelines rule making and provides a schedule for such rule making. It also discusses the results of EPA's annual review of effluent limitations guidelines and pre-treatment standards.
Date:
June 2016
Creator:
United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library