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Federal Disaster Assistance: The National Flood Insurance Program and Other Federal Disaster Assistance Programs Available to Individuals and Households After a Flood
This report provides an overview of the assistance available to individuals and households following a flood and provides links to more comprehensive guidance on both flood insurance and disaster assistance.
Date:
July 31, 2018
Creator:
Horn, Diane P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Trade Issues
This report provides an overview of U.S.-China commercial ties, identifies major issues of contention, describes the Trump Administration's trade policies toward China, and reviews possible outcomes.
Date:
July 30, 2018
Creator:
Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Israel: Background and U.S. Relations
This report discusses Israel's relations with the U.S. and its neighbors, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the domestic political scene amid allegations of corruption against the Prime Minister.
Date:
July 31, 2018
Creator:
Zanotti, Jim
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Private Flood Insurance and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
This report discusses the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and the requirements that private insurers must meet to satisfy the federal flood insurance requirements. It also discusses legislation in the 115th Congress related to flood insurance.
Date:
July 31, 2018
Creator:
Webel, Baird & Horn, Diane P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Multiyear Procurement (MYP) and Block Buy Contracting in Defense Acquisition: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and issues for Congress on multiyear procurement (MYP) and block buy contracting (BBC), which are special contracting mechanisms that Congress permits the Department of Defense (DOD) to use for a limited number of defense acquisition programs. Compared to the standard or default approach of annual contracting, MYP and BBC have the potential for reducing weapon procurement costs by several percent.
Date:
July 31, 2018
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald & Schwartz, Moshe
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): An Overview
This report provides a basic description of the RFS, including some of the widely discussed policy issues related to it.
Date:
July 31, 2018
Creator:
Bracmort, Kelsi
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iran's Foreign and Defense Policies
This report discusses Iran's foreign and defense policy and the reasoning behind it, as well as U.S. concerns regarding their power and nuclear weapon capability.
Date:
July 18, 2018
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Military Commission Judges Do Not Have Unilateral Power to Punish for Contempt
This report discusses the case of Baker v. Spath, in which Brigadier General (Gen.) John G. Baker, Chief Defense Counsel of the Military Commission System, prevailed in his habeas case against a military commission judge who sentenced him to 21 days' confinement and fined him $1,000 for contempt.
Date:
July 18, 2018
Creator:
Elsea, Jennifer K.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
National Flood Insurance Program: Selected Issues and Legislation in the 115th Congress
This report summarizes key insurance reform provisions in recent legislation, identifies issues for congressional consideration as part of the possible reauthorization of the NFIP, and describes selected provisions which relate to the issues listed above in the bill to reauthorize the NFIP passed by the House (H.R. 2874, the 21st Century Flood Reform Act) and the bills yet to be considered by the Senate (S. 1313, S. 1368, and S. 1571).
Date:
July 31, 2018
Creator:
Horn, Diane P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
National Flood Insurance Program Borrowing Authority
This report evaluates the National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP) borrowing authority to receive loans from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, particularly in the context of major floods, and discusses the current financial situation of the NFIP.
Date:
July 31, 2018
Creator:
Horn, Diane P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy Lasers, Railgun, and Gun-Launched Guided Projectile: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and issues for Congress on three new ship-based weapons the Navy is developing that could improve the ability of Navy surface ships to defend themselves against missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and surface craft: the Surface Navy Laser Weapon System (SNLWS), the electromagnetic railgun (EMRG), and the gunlaunched guided projectile (GLGP), previously known as the hypervelocity projectile (HVP). The Navy refers to the initial (i.e., Increment 1) version of SNLWS as HELIOS, an acronym meaning high-energy laser with integrated optical dazzler and surveillance.
Date:
July 5, 2018
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
NAFTA Renegotiation and Modernization
This report provides a brief overview of NAFTA and the role of Congress in the renegotiation process; it discusses key issues related to the negotiations. It also provides a discussion of policy implications for Congress going forward.
Date:
July 26, 2018
Creator:
Villarreal, M. Angeles & Fergusson, Ian F.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
NATO's 2018 Brussels Summit
This report discusses the meeting of leaders from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO's) 29 member states, scheduled to take place on hold a summit at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on July 11-12, 2018. Despite the heightened U.S.-European tensions, NATO officials say they expect the allies to announce new NATO initiatives in six main areas at the summit: enhancing collective defense and deterrence, defense spending and burdensharing, countering terrorism, enhancing NATO cooperation with the European Union, and NATO enlargement.
Date:
July 5, 2018
Creator:
Belkin, Paul
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Australia and New Zealand React to China's Growing Influence in the South Pacific
This report discusses rising concern over China's influence in the South Pacific and the response from Australia and New Zealand.
Date:
July 26, 2018
Creator:
Vaughn, Bruce
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Broadband Data and Mapping
This report discusses the issue of broadband deployment data. Congress recognizes that more accurate broadband availability maps could help ensure that federal broadband programs target unserved areas of the country that are most in need of assistance.
Date:
July 3, 2018
Creator:
Kruger, Lennard G.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Enforcing U.S. Trade Laws: Section 301 and China
This report discusses the Trump Administration's decision to proceed with a Section 301 case against China's intellectual property rights (IPR) policies and their intent to impose 25% ad valorem tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese products. It also looks at past use of Section 301 against China.
Date:
July 23, 2018
Creator:
Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pipeline Safety: Overdue Statutory Mandates
This report discusses the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) failure to fulfill key mandates of the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-90) and the PIPES Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-183).
Date:
July 27, 2018
Creator:
Parfomak, Paul W.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Who Interprets Foreign Law in U.S. Federal Courts?
This report discusses the interpretation of foreign law, from routine breach of contract and tort claims to complex cases implicating the judicial branch's role in international affairs. In Animal Science Products, Inc. v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., the Supreme Court announced the standard of deference for U.S. federal courts to apply when considering a foreign government's interpretation of its own law.
Date:
July 9, 2018
Creator:
Mulligan, Stephen P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Argentina
This report discusses Argentina's political and economic situation, U.S. foreign aid to Argentina, trade and investment issues, and U.S. Congressional interest.
Date:
July 23, 2018
Creator:
Sullivan, Mark P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
President Trump Nominates Judge Brett Kavanaugh: Initial Observations
This report discusses the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court and what his confirmation to the Court would mean. The report includes seven noteworthy opinions written by Judge Kavanaugh while serving on the D.C. Circuit Court.
Date:
July 10, 2018
Creator:
Nolan, Andrew
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ebola: Democratic Republic of Congo
This report discusses an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), first reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) on May 8, 2018. As of June 10, 2018, WHO reported a total of 55 cases, including 28 deaths.
Date:
July 25, 2018
Creator:
Salaam-Blyther, Tiaji & Chavers, Monyai L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The U.S. Trade Deficit: An Overview
This report provides an overview of the U.S. trade deficit, which is the numerical difference between a country's exports and imports of goods and services. Topics include the source of the trade deficit, trade agreements, unemployment, and issues for Congress.
Date:
July 18, 2018
Creator:
Jackson, James K.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Designation of Election Systems as Critical Infrastructure
This report discusses the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) designating the election infrastructure used in federal elections as a component of U.S. critical infrastructure. The designation was made in January 2017, in response to a series of cyberattacks that occurred on information systems of state and local election jurisdictions prior to the 2016 election. The report explains the concept of critical infrastructure and the implications of the designation.
Date:
July 6, 2018
Creator:
Fischer, Eric A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cyprus: Reunification Proving Elusive
This report provides a brief overview of the history of the negotiations regarding reunification of the island of Cyprus and a description of some of the issues involved in those talks.
Date:
July 24, 2018
Creator:
Morelli, Vincent L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library