Statutory Interpretation: Theories, Tools, and Trends (open access)

Statutory Interpretation: Theories, Tools, and Trends

This report begins by discussing the general goals of statutory interpretation, reviewing a variety of contemporary as well as historical approaches. The report then briefly describes the two primary theories of interpretation employed today, before examining the main types of tools that courts use to determine statutory meaning. The report concludes by exploring developing issues in statutory interpretation.
Date: April 5, 2015
Creator: Brannon, Valerie C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
United States Agency for International Development Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance Office of Transition Initiative (open access)

United States Agency for International Development Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance Office of Transition Initiative

A report by USAID about a program that intends to enhance U.S. Government (USG) policy goals and complement other ongoing USG programs in the country by supporting activities that promote an enabling environment for sustainable peace.
Date: June 5, 2015
Creator: United States. Agency for International Development.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
State Plans: More State Options, Lower Costs (open access)

State Plans: More State Options, Lower Costs

A chart which shows some of the compliance pathways available to states under the final Clean Power Plan.
Date: August 5, 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Miscellaneous Tariff Bills: Overview and Issues for Congress (open access)

Miscellaneous Tariff Bills: Overview and Issues for Congress

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Date: February 5, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recently Expired Community AssistanceRelated Tax Provisions (“Tax Extenders”): In Brief (open access)

Recently Expired Community AssistanceRelated Tax Provisions (“Tax Extenders”): In Brief

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Date: January 5, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Maternal and Infant Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program: Background and Funding (open access)

Maternal and Infant Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program: Background and Funding

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Date: May 5, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Park Service: FY2015 and FY2016 Appropriations (open access)

National Park Service: FY2015 and FY2016 Appropriations

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Date: June 5, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security: The Trust Funds (open access)

Social Security: The Trust Funds

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Date: August 5, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
EPA’s Clean Power Plan: Implications for the Electric Power Sector (open access)

EPA’s Clean Power Plan: Implications for the Electric Power Sector

This report presents an analysis of EPA's Clean Power Plan in the context of the electric power sector.
Date: November 5, 2015
Creator: Campbell, Richard J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Compliance and Penalties (open access)

The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Compliance and Penalties

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Date: February 5, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY2015 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies’ Appropriations: Fact Sheet (open access)

FY2015 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies’ Appropriations: Fact Sheet

This report will track and describe actions taken by the Administration and Congress to provide FY2015 appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) accounts.
Date: January 5, 2015
Creator: James, Nathan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: FY2016 Appropriations in Brief (open access)

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: FY2016 Appropriations in Brief

This report focuses on FY2016 appropriations for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. It presents a brief overview of the appropriations requested by the President for FY2016 for agencies in the bill. It also briefly compares the FY2016 requested appropriations with appropriations enacted for FY2015. Finally, it provides the appropriations enacted for the bill for the last nine years (FY2007-FY2015) in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation) and constant dollars (adjusted for inflation).
Date: June 5, 2015
Creator: Hardy Vincent, Carol
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Traffic Inc.: Considerations Regarding the Corporatization of Air Traffic Control (open access)

Air Traffic Inc.: Considerations Regarding the Corporatization of Air Traffic Control

This report looks at past proposals to corporatize or privatize FAA air traffic functions and examines the way air traffic management is structured in other countries, particularly focusing on those that have opted for corporatization or privatization.
Date: January 5, 2015
Creator: Elias, Bart
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Sugar Program Fundamentals (open access)

U.S. Sugar Program Fundamentals

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Date: May 5, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Selected Agency Budget Justifications for FY2016 (open access)

Selected Agency Budget Justifications for FY2016

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Date: March 5, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Somalia (open access)

Somalia

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Date: May 5, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China’s Economic Rise: History, Trends, Challenges, and Implications for the United States (open access)

China’s Economic Rise: History, Trends, Challenges, and Implications for the United States

This report is on China’s Economic Rise: History, Trends, Challenges, and Implications for the United States.
Date: January 5, 2015
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Small Business Administration (SBA) Funding: Overview and Recent Trends (open access)

Small Business Administration (SBA) Funding: Overview and Recent Trends

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Date: February 5, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Policy: 114th Congress Issues (open access)

Energy Policy: 114th Congress Issues

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Date: January 5, 2015
Creator: Yacobucci, Brent D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (open access)

Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program

This report is categorized into Three categories: (I) Background, (II) Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program and (III) Appropriations for the Byrne Formula Grant, LLEBG, and JAG Programs.
Date: January 5, 2015
Creator: James, Nathan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Overtime Provisions in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Overtime Provisions in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Frequently Asked Questions

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Date: August 5, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recent Developments in the Job Corps Program: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Recent Developments in the Job Corps Program: Frequently Asked Questions

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Date: February 5, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Securities Law: Insider Trading (open access)

Federal Securities Law: Insider Trading

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Date: October 5, 2015
Creator: Seitzinger, Michael V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Campus-Based Student Financial Aid Programs Under the Higher Education Act (open access)

Campus-Based Student Financial Aid Programs Under the Higher Education Act

This report mainly discusses about the Campus-Based Student Financial Aid Programs Under the Higher Education Act
Date: January 5, 2015
Creator: Hegji, Alexandra & Smole, David P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library