Lower Rio Grande Water Quality Monitoring Feasibility Assessment (open access)

Lower Rio Grande Water Quality Monitoring Feasibility Assessment

Report on the feasibility of a water quality monitoring program on the lower Rio Grande River.
Date: December 7, 2015
Creator: Buzan, David; Landes, Nick; Corpus, Pilar & Ho, Jungseok
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Senate Committee Party Ratios: 98th-114th Congresses (open access)

Senate Committee Party Ratios: 98th-114th Congresses

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Date: December 7, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcript of Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities Hearing: December 7-8 , 2015 (open access)

Transcript of Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities Hearing: December 7-8 , 2015

Transcript of a public hearing held by the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (CECANF) held December 7-8, 2015 in Herndon, Virginia. This hearing includes deliberation on recommendations to the Commission's final report to be delivered to the President and Congress.
Date: 2015-12-07/2015-12-08
Creator: CQ Transcriptions
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Veterans’ Medical Care: FY2016 Appropriations (open access)

Veterans’ Medical Care: FY2016 Appropriations

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Date: December 7, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Allocation of Funds Under Title I-A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Formula Changes Under S. 1177 and H.R. 5 (open access)

Allocation of Funds Under Title I-A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Formula Changes Under S. 1177 and H.R. 5

This report consists of allocation of funds under title I-A of the elementary and secondary education act: Formula Changes Under S. 1177 and H.R. 5.
Date: October 7, 2015
Creator: Skinner, Rebecca R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pharmaceutical Patent-Antitrust: Reverse Payment Settlements and Product Hopping (open access)

Pharmaceutical Patent-Antitrust: Reverse Payment Settlements and Product Hopping

This report introduces and analyzes innovation and competition policy issues associated with the pharmaceutical industry. It begins with a review of the Hatch-Waxman Act and its implications upon the availability of generic substitutes for brand-name medications. The report then turns to a basic review of the antitrust law. It then addresses judicial developments with respect to reverse payment settlements and product hopping. The report closes with a summary of congressional issues and possible alternatives.
Date: October 7, 2015
Creator: Thomas, John R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
SBA Surety Bond Guarantee Program (open access)

SBA Surety Bond Guarantee Program

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Date: October 7, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations: FY2016 (open access)

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations: FY2016

This report discusses the FY2016 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security(DHS) and provides an overview of the Administration's FY2016 request.
Date: August 7, 2015
Creator: Painter, William L. & Schwemle, Barbara L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY2016 Appropriations for the Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis (open access)

FY2016 Appropriations for the Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Date: August 7, 2015
Creator: Williams, Jennifer D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Guide to U.S. Military Casualty Statistics: Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation New Dawn, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom (open access)

A Guide to U.S. Military Casualty Statistics: Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation New Dawn, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom

This report presents statistics regarding U.S. military and civilian casualities in the active missions Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation New Dawn, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom.
Date: August 7, 2015
Creator: Fischer, Hannah
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Obergefell v. Hodges: Same-Sex Marriage Legalized (open access)

Obergefell v. Hodges: Same-Sex Marriage Legalized

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Date: August 7, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 32, Pages 4957-5104, August 7, 2015 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 32, Pages 4957-5104, August 7, 2015

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: August 7, 2015
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crisis in Greece: Political Implications (open access)

Crisis in Greece: Political Implications

This report discusses political and economic conditions in Greece. What began as a debt crisis in Greece in late 2009 has evolved into a political crisis that many analysts believe could represent the most significant setback in over 60 years of European integration.
Date: July 7, 2015
Creator: Belkin, Paul
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Crisis in Greece: Political Implications (open access)

Crisis in Greece: Political Implications

This report briefly discusses the political crisis resulting from what began as a debt crisis in Greece in late 2009. Many analysts believe that this political crisis could represent the most significant setback in over 60 years of European integration.
Date: July 7, 2015
Creator: Belkin, Paul
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dark Web (open access)

Dark Web

This report illuminates information on the various layers of the Internet, with a particular focus on the Dark Web. It discusses both legitimate and illicit uses of the Dark Web, including how the government may rely upon it. Throughout, the report raises issues that policy makers may consider as they explore means to curb malicious activity online.
Date: July 7, 2015
Creator: Finklea, Kristin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
District of Columbia: Issues in the 114th Congress (open access)

District of Columbia: Issues in the 114th Congress

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Date: July 7, 2015
Creator: Boyd, Eugene; Davis, Christopher M.; Yeh, Brian T.; Krouse, William J. & Chu, Vivian S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hydropower: Federal and Nonfederal Investment (open access)

Hydropower: Federal and Nonfederal Investment

This report explains how the federal government is involved directly in hydropower generation at federal facilities and in the regulation of nonfederal hydropower generation; the focus is on current roles and processes and common concerns and questions about changing those roles.
Date: July 7, 2015
Creator: Bracmort, Kelsi; Vann, Adam & Stern, Charles V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Puerto Rico's Current Fiscal Challenges: In Brief (open access)

Puerto Rico's Current Fiscal Challenges: In Brief

This report discusses the current state of Puerto Rico's public finances. Puerto Rico faces several fiscal hurdles in 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.
Date: July 7, 2015
Creator: Austin, D. A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Countries: Comparative Trade and Economic Analysis (open access)

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Countries: Comparative Trade and Economic Analysis

This report provides a comparative economic analysis of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries and their economic relations with the United States. TPP negotiating partners encompass great diversity in population, economic development, and trade and investment patterns with the United States.
Date: July 7, 2015
Creator: Williams, Brock R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The United Nations Human Rights Council: Issues for Congress (open access)

The United Nations Human Rights Council: Issues for Congress

This report provides historical background on the Council, including the role of the previous Commission. It discusses the Council's current mandate and structure, as well as U.S. policy and congressional actions. Finally, it highlights possible policy issues for the 114th Congress, including the overall effectiveness of the Council in addressing human rights situations, implications for U.S. membership, and U.S. financial contributions to the Council.
Date: July 7, 2015
Creator: Blanchfield, Luisa
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wildfire Spending: Background, Issues, and Legislation in the 114th Congress (open access)

Wildfire Spending: Background, Issues, and Legislation in the 114th Congress

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Date: July 7, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate (open access)

Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate

This report discusses the current debate over "net neutrality." While there is no single accepted definition of "net neutrality," most agree that any such definition should include the general principles that owners of the networks that compose and provide access to the Internet should not control how consumers lawfully use that network, and they should not be able to discriminate against content provider access to that network.
Date: May 7, 2015
Creator: Gilroy, Angele A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Current Debates over Exchange Rates: Overview and Issues for Congress (open access)

Current Debates over Exchange Rates: Overview and Issues for Congress

This report provides information on current debates over exchange rates in the global economy. It offers an overview of how exchange rates work; analyzes specific disagreements and debates; and examines existing frameworks for potentially addressing currency disputes. It also lays out some policy options available to Congress, should Members want to take action on exchange rate issues.
Date: May 7, 2015
Creator: Nelson, Rebecca M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources, by Topic (open access)

Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources, by Topic

This report provides references to analytical reports on cybersecurity from the Congressional Research Service, other government agencies, trade associations, and interest groups. In addition, the report lists selected cybersecurity-related websites for congressional and government agencies, news, international organizations, and organizations or institutions.
Date: May 7, 2015
Creator: Tehan, Rita
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library