Employer Wellness Programs and Genetic Information: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Employer Wellness Programs and Genetic Information: Frequently Asked Questions

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Date: December 17, 2015
Creator: Sarata, Amanda K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cybersecurity: Legislation, Hearings, and Executive Branch Documents (open access)

Cybersecurity: Legislation, Hearings, and Executive Branch Documents

This report provides links to cybersecurity-related committee hearings in the 112th, 113th, and 114th Congresses. It also provides a list of executive orders and presidential directives pertaining to information and computer security.
Date: November 17, 2015
Creator: Tehan, Rita
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proposed Clean Power Plan Federal Plan and Model Rules Public Hearings (open access)

Proposed Clean Power Plan Federal Plan and Model Rules Public Hearings

This is speaker order for the proposed clean power plan federal plan and model rules public hearings on November 17, 2015
Date: November 17, 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Regional Water Plan: Region A (Panhandle), 2016, Volume 1. Main Report (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region A (Panhandle), 2016, Volume 1. Main Report

Water plan for Panhandle Region describing water supply locations and suppliers by county, the state of the water supply in the area, forecasts for future usage numbers, management and conservation plans for both suppliers and users in each county, drought plans, impacts of implementation of the water plan, and the plan making process.
Date: November 17, 2015
Creator: Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region A (Panhandle), 2016, Volume 2. Appendices (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region A (Panhandle), 2016, Volume 2. Appendices

Appendices for the water plan for Region A (Panhandle) including a bibliography, cost estimates, survey results, and related reports.
Date: November 17, 2015
Creator: Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
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: September 17, 2015
Creator: Nelson, Rebecca M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables (open access)

Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables

This report provides historical tables on the rate of pay for Members of Congress since 1789; details on enacted legislation with language prohibiting the automatic annual pay adjustment since the most recent adjustment; the adjustments projected by the Ethics Reform Act as compared with actual adjustments in Member pay; and Member pay in constant and current dollars since 1992.
Date: September 17, 2015
Creator: Brudnick, Ida A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Generalized System of Preferences: Background and Renewal Debate (open access)

Generalized System of Preferences: Background and Renewal Debate

This report presents recent developments and a brief history of the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), which provides non-reciprocal, duty-free tariff treatment to certain products imported from designated beneficiary developing countries (BDCs). It discusses the economic rationale and legal background leading to the establishment of the GSP and the U.S. implementation of the GSP. The report also presents an analysis of the U.S. program's effectiveness and the positions of various stakeholders, as well as the implications of the expiration of the U.S. program and possible options for Congress.
Date: August 17, 2015
Creator: Jones, Vivian C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Powering Africa: Challenges of and U.S. Aid for Electrification in Africa (open access)

Powering Africa: Challenges of and U.S. Aid for Electrification in Africa

This report discusses the Power Africa initiative; policy problems and challenges related to power sector development in Africa; long-term perspectives on energy poverty, need, and future development; and raises some possible oversight questions and issues for Congress.
Date: August 17, 2015
Creator: Cook, Nicolas; Campbell, Richard J.; Brown, Phillip & Ratner, Michael
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Can Military Servicemembers Carry Firearms for Personal Protection on Duty? (open access)

Can Military Servicemembers Carry Firearms for Personal Protection on Duty?

This report briefly discusses the applicable law and policy regarding government-issued firearms for personal protection of servicemembers on duty.
Date: July 17, 2015
Creator: Kamarck, Kristy N. & Peters, Heidi M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cyber Intrusion into U.S. Office of Personnel Management: In Brief (open access)

Cyber Intrusion into U.S. Office of Personnel Management: In Brief

This report provides an overview of the current understanding of the recent U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) breaches, which may have compromised personal information of former and current federal employees. It also discusses issues and questions raised about the source of the breaches, possible uses of the information exfiltrated, potential national security ramifications, and implications for the cybersecurity of federal information systems.
Date: July 17, 2015
Creator: Finklea, Kristin; Christensen, Michelle D.; Fischer, Eric A.; Lawrence, Susan V. & Theohary, Catherine A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financing the U.S. Trade Deficit (open access)

Financing the U.S. Trade Deficit

This report provides an overview of the U.S. balance of payments, an explanation of the broader role of capital flows in the U.S. economy, an explanation of how the country finances its trade deficit or a trade surplus, and the implications for Congress and the country of the large inflows of capital from abroad.
Date: July 17, 2015
Creator: Jackson, James K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 29, Pages 4489-4752, July 17, 2015 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 29, Pages 4489-4752, July 17, 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: July 17, 2015
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 168, Chapter 675 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 168, Chapter 675

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to privileged parking for Distinguished Flying Cross medal recipients.
Date: June 17, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 207, Chapter 676 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 207, Chapter 676

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to creating the offense of voyeurism; providing a penalty.
Date: June 17, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 229, Chapter 677 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 229, Chapter 677

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the disposition of certain surplus motor vehicles and other law enforcement equipment by the Texas Facilities Commission.
Date: June 17, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 257, Chapter 678 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 257, Chapter 678

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to a judge's or justice's significant interest in a business entity that owns, manages, or operates a private correctional or rehabilitation facility.
Date: June 17, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 262, Chapter 679 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 262, Chapter 679

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to liability of an owner, lessee, or occupant of land that allows land to be used as a community garden.
Date: June 17, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 274, Chapter 680 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 274, Chapter 680

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the enforcement of municipal rules, ordinances, or police regulations prohibiting illegal dumping; increasing a penalty.
Date: June 17, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 283, Chapter 681 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 283, Chapter 681

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the requirement that certain governmental bodies make audio and video recordings of open meetings available on the Internet.
Date: June 17, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 307, Chapter 682 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 307, Chapter 682

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to a study on the feasibility and potential costs and benefits of implementing a pay-for-performance contract program for certain criminal justice programs and services.
Date: June 17, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 326, Chapter 683 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 326, Chapter 683

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to information provided by electronic means in support of the issuance of a search warrant.
Date: June 17, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 372, Chapter 684 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 372, Chapter 684

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the monitoring of the Internet access of certain sex offenders placed on community supervision or released on parole or to mandatory supervision.
Date: June 17, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 480, Chapter 685 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 480, Chapter 685

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to retaining a reserve investigator by a prosecuting attorney.
Date: June 17, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History