Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2013 (open access)

Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2013

This report summarizes budgetary decisions relating to research and development funding for FY2013.
Date: September 14, 2012
Creator: Sargent, John F., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trafficking in Persons: International Dimensions and Foreign Policy Issues for Congress (open access)

Trafficking in Persons: International Dimensions and Foreign Policy Issues for Congress

This report explores current foreign policy issues confronting U.S. efforts to combat human trafficking, the interrelationship among existing polices, and the historical and current role of Congress in such efforts. The 112th Congress has introduced and taken action on several bills related to human trafficking. Given recent challenges in balancing budget priorities, the 112th Congress may choose to consider certain aspects of this issue further, including the effectiveness of international anti-trafficking projects, interagency coordination mechanisms, and the monitoring and enforcement of anti-trafficking regulations, particularly as they relate to the activities of U.S. government contractors and subcontractors operating overseas.
Date: September 24, 2012
Creator: Wyler, Liana Sun
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources (open access)

Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources

This report provides links to selected authoritative resources related to cybersecurity issues, including: legislation, hearings in the 112th Congress, data and statistics, and cybersecurity glossaries.
Date: September 11, 2012
Creator: Tehan, Rita
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Economic Analysis of Large-Scale Mortgage Refinancing Proposals: A Brief Overview of S. 3522 and S. 3085 (open access)

An Economic Analysis of Large-Scale Mortgage Refinancing Proposals: A Brief Overview of S. 3522 and S. 3085

This report provides a brief overview of policy proposals for the large-scale refinancing of mortgages for borrowers shut out of traditional financing methods.
Date: September 11, 2012
Creator: Hoskins, Sean M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Extending Unemployment Compensation Benefits During Recessions (open access)

Extending Unemployment Compensation Benefits During Recessions

This report describes the history of temporary federal extensions to unemployment benefits from 1980 to the present. It has five sections which discuss: [1] background information on unemployment compensation (UC) benefits, [2] a definition of a recession and the process of declaring a recession, [3] a summary of the legislative history of federal extensions of unemployment benefits, [4] figures examining the statistics of recessions, and [5] previous methods for financing temporary recession programs.
Date: September 13, 2012
Creator: Whittaker, Julie M. & Isaacs, Katelin P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Overview of the Federal Procurement Process and Resources (open access)

Overview of the Federal Procurement Process and Resources

This report discusses the the federal government's basic procurement or acquisition process: identifying the goods and services it needs, determining the most appropriate method for purchasing these items, and carrying out the acquisition. Although this process is simple in theory, any given procurement can be complex, involving a multitude of decisions and actions. This report also describes the most common elements of the federal procurement process and resources that may be used in that process.
Date: September 11, 2012
Creator: Halchin, L. Elaine
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Waiver Authority Under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) (open access)

Waiver Authority Under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)

This report provides a brief overview of the renewable fuel standard (RFS) program and discusses the process and criteria for EPA to approve a waiver petition. Transportation fuels are required by federal law to contain a minimum amount of renewable fuel each year. The RFS, established by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct, P.L. 109-58) and amended by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA, P.L. 110-140), requires that 15.2 billion gallons of renewable fuels be blended into gasoline and other transportation fuels in 2012.
Date: September 25, 2012
Creator: Yacobucci, Brent D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF): State Insolvency and Federal Loans to States (open access)

The Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF): State Insolvency and Federal Loans to States

This report summarizes how insolvent states may borrow funds from the federal account within the Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF) to meet their unemployment compensation (UC) benefit obligations.
Date: September 20, 2012
Creator: Whittaker, Julie M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran Sanctions (open access)

Iran Sanctions

This report analyzes U.S. and international sanctions against Iran and provides examples of companies and countries that conduct business with Iran, based on a wide range of open-source reporting.
Date: September 13, 2012
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 37, Number 37, Pages 7237-7326, September 14, 2012 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 37, Number 37, Pages 7237-7326, September 14, 2012

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: September 14, 2012
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 37, Number 38, Pages 7327-7532, September 21, 2012 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 37, Number 38, Pages 7327-7532, September 21, 2012

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: September 21, 2012
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 37, Number 39, Pages 7533-7814, September 28, 2012 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 37, Number 39, Pages 7533-7814, September 28, 2012

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: September 28, 2012
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Second Court of Appeals Annual Financial Report: 2012 (open access)

Texas Second Court of Appeals Annual Financial Report: 2012

Annual financial report of the Second Court of Appeals documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2012.
Date: September 28, 2012
Creator: Texas. Court of Appeals (2nd)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Legislative Budget Board Annual Financial Report: 2012 (open access)

Texas Legislative Budget Board Annual Financial Report: 2012

Annual financial report of the Texas Legislative Budget Board for fiscal year 2012, including financial statements detailing funds and accounts, revenues and expenditures, and other relevant data and notes.
Date: September 28, 2012
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Bond Review Board Annual Financial Report: 2012 (open access)

Texas Bond Review Board Annual Financial Report: 2012

Annual financial report of the Texas Bond Review Board documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2012.
Date: September 21, 2012
Creator: Texas Bond Review Board
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
FCC Record, Volume 27, No. 13, Pages 10800 to 11770, September 4 - September 28, 2012 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 27, No. 13, Pages 10800 to 11770, September 4 - September 28, 2012

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: September 2012
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Twelfth Court of Appeals Annual Financial Report: 2012 (open access)

Texas Twelfth Court of Appeals Annual Financial Report: 2012

Annual Financial Report of the Twelfth Court of Appeals in Tyler, Texas, including statements and reports for various funds, with accompanying notes.
Date: 2012-09~
Creator: Texas. Court of Appeals (12th)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Eleventh Court of Appeals Annual Financial Report: 2012 (open access)

Texas Eleventh Court of Appeals Annual Financial Report: 2012

Annual financial report of the Eleventh Court of Appeals in Eastland, Texas, including statements about net assets, governmental funds, revenues, expenditures, and other balance information, along with accompanying notes.
Date: September 24, 2012
Creator: Texas. Court of Appeals (11th)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Senate Annual Financial Report: 2012 (open access)

Texas Senate Annual Financial Report: 2012

Annual financial report of the Texas Senate including relevant summaries and statements of assets, revenues, expenditures, and other funds, with accompanying notes.
Date: September 26, 2012
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drug Testing and Crime-Related Restrictions in TANF, SNAP, and Housing Assistance (open access)

Drug Testing and Crime-Related Restrictions in TANF, SNAP, and Housing Assistance

Report that describes and compares the drug- and crime-related policy restrictions contained in selected federal programs that provide assistance to low-income individuals and families: the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly Food Stamps), and the three primary federal housing assistance programs (the public housing program, the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program, and the project-based Section 8 rental assistance program).
Date: September 6, 2012
Creator: McCarty, Maggie; Falk, Gene; Aussenberg, Randy Alison & Carpenter, David H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources (open access)

Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources

Report that provides links to selected authoritative resources related to cybersecurity issues, including: legislation, hearings in the 112th Congress, data and statistics, and cybersecurity glossaries.
Date: September 11, 2012
Creator: Tehan, Rita
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013 (open access)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013

Report that looks at appropriations for the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) FY 2013.
Date: September 6, 2012
Creator: Esworthy, Robert; Bearden, David M.; Tiemann, Mary; Copeland, Claudia; McCarthy, James E. & Leggett, Jane A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense: Fiscal Year 2013 Authorization and Appropriations (open access)

Defense: Fiscal Year 2013 Authorization and Appropriations

Report that discusses FY2013 budget cuts for the Department of Defense (DOD), including the pros and cons.
Date: September 5, 2012
Creator: Towell, Pat & Else, Daniel H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones: Background and Issues for Congress

Report that provides a general perspective on the U.S. Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) system. The first section discusses free trade zones worldwide. The second section focuses on the U.S. FTZ program --its history, administrative mechanism, structure, growth and industry concentration, and benefits and costs. The third section focuses on current issues for Congress relating to the U.S. FTZ program.
Date: September 5, 2012
Creator: Bolle, Mary Jane & Williams, Brock R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library