2015 CASTNET Annual Network Plan (open access)

2015 CASTNET Annual Network Plan

This is the 2015 Clean Air Status and Trends Network (CASTNET) measurements. These sites managed measure acidic pollutants and ambient ozone concentrations in rural settings.
Date: June 30, 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Atmospheric Programs. Clean Air Markets Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Burma's Parliament Defeats Constitutional Amendments (open access)

Burma's Parliament Defeats Constitutional Amendments

This report discusses the recent defeat of 5 proposed constitutional amendments in Burma that arguably could have advanced democratic reforms in which Congress has shown an interest.
Date: June 30, 2015
Creator: Martin, Michael F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
California Agricultural Production and Irrigated Water Use (open access)

California Agricultural Production and Irrigated Water Use

This report provides an overview of California's farm economy, specifically examining the current state of the water supply and the use of irrigation water.
Date: June 30, 2015
Creator: Johnson, Renée & Cody, Betsy A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
CASTNET 2015 Annual Network Plan - Response to Comments (open access)

CASTNET 2015 Annual Network Plan - Response to Comments

This document contains responses to CASTET's network plans during 2015.
Date: June 30, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Crime Victims Fund: Federal Support for Victims of Crime (open access)

The Crime Victims Fund: Federal Support for Victims of Crime

This report provides background and funding information for Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) programs and the Crime Victims Fund (CVF). It describes the process through which CVF funds are allocated and explains how the CVF impacts the annual budget for DOJ. It then provides an analysis of selected issues that Congress may consider regarding the CVF and the federal budget.
Date: June 30, 2015
Creator: Sacco, Lisa N.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: An Economic Analysis (open access)

Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: An Economic Analysis

Foreign direct investment in the United States in 2014 dropped by more than half from the amount recorded in 2013, reflecting in part a large stock buyback by a major U.S. communications firm. This report provides an economic analysis of foreign direct investment in the United States.
Date: June 30, 2015
Creator: Jackson, James K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran's Foreign Policy (open access)

Iran's Foreign Policy

This report provides an overview of Iran's foreign policy, which has been a subject of numerous congressional hearings and of sanctions and other legislation for many years. The report analyzes Iranian foreign policy as a whole and by region. The regional analysis discusses those countries where Iranian policy is of U.S. concern.
Date: June 30, 2015
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran’s Foreign Policy (open access)

Iran’s Foreign Policy

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Date: June 30, 2015
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Organization of American States: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Organization of American States: Background and Issues for Congress

This report briefly looks at the history of the Organization of American States (OAS) and its principal institutional bodies, and examines the organization's funding and current priorities. It also discusses a number of policy issues that have drawn congressional interest in recent years, including the reintegration of Cuba into the inter-American system, the application of the Inter-American Democratic Charter, potential reforms of the inter- American human rights system, the management and budget of the OAS, and the establishment of regional organizations that could serve as possible alternatives to the OAS.
Date: June 30, 2015
Creator: Meyer, Peter J.
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

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Date: June 30, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security: The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) (open access)

Social Security: The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP)

This report discusses the windfall elimination provision (WEP) reduces the Social Security benefits of workers who also have pension benefits from employment not covered by Social Security. Its purpose is to remove an advantage or “windfall” these workers would otherwise receive as a result of the interaction between the Social Security benefit formula and the workers’ relatively small portion of their careers in Social Security-covered employment.
Date: June 30, 2015
Creator: Sidor, Gary
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Systemically Important or “Too Big to Fail” Financial Institutions (open access)

Systemically Important or “Too Big to Fail” Financial Institutions

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Date: June 30, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
TCEQ Water Districts (open access)

TCEQ Water Districts

This document provides information the TCEQ water districts.
Date: June 30, 2015
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Trends and Current Issues (open access)

U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Trends and Current Issues

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Date: June 30, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Republic of Korea Nuclear Cooperation Agreement (open access)

U.S.-Republic of Korea Nuclear Cooperation Agreement

The United States and South Korea have cooperated in the peaceful use of nuclear energy for over 50 years. This cooperation includes commercial power reactor projects as well as research and development work on safety, safeguards, advanced nuclear reactors, and fuel cycle technologies. This report discusses the new civilian nuclear cooperation agreement between the United States and South Korea.
Date: June 30, 2015
Creator: Nikitin, Mary Beth D. & Holt, Mark
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library