Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 2007-2014 (open access)

Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 2007-2014

This report provides Congress with official, unclassified, quantitative data on conventional arms transfers to developing nations by the United States and foreign countries for the preceding eight calendar years for use in its policy oversight functions.
Date: December 21, 2015
Creator: Theohary, Catherine A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program: Overview and Impact of the Affordable Care Act (open access)

The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program: Overview and Impact of the Affordable Care Act

This report discusses the impact of the Affordable Care Act on the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, which makes federal funds available to metropolitan areas and states to that provide a number of health care services for HIV/AIDS patients.
Date: December 21, 2015
Creator: Johnson, Judith A. & Heisler, Elayne J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Shift in the International Security Environment: Potential Implications for Defense--Issues for Congress (open access)

A Shift in the International Security Environment: Potential Implications for Defense--Issues for Congress

This report briefly describes the shift in the international security environment that some observers believe has occurred, and identifies some defense related issues for Congress that could arise from it. Congress's decisions on these issues could have significant implications for U.S. defense capabilities and funding requirements.
Date: December 21, 2015
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0047 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0047

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: The extent to which firearms may be excluded from buildings that contain courts, offices utilized by the courts, and other county officials (RQ-0040-KP).
Date: December 21, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0049 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0049

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Questions regarding a notice prohibiting entry with a handgun onto certain premises under section 30.06 of the Penal Code and section 411.209 of the Government Code (RQ-0051-KP).
Date: December 21, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0050 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0050

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Application of Penal Code sections 30.07 and 46.03, relating to the open carry of handguns, to school districts (RQ-0054-KP).
Date: December 21, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0051 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0051

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of an institution of higher education to establish certain rules regarding the carrying of handguns on campus (RQ-0076-KP).
Date: December 21, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0052 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0052

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of a commissioners court, after adoption of the budget, to adopt a standing budget policy that automatically reduces the salary line item of an employee of an elected official upon the employee's departure from the position (RQ-0033-KP).
Date: December 21, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0053 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0053

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Eligibility for forgiveness of a B-OnTime loan (RQ-0034-KP).
Date: December 21, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0054 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0054

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the common-law doctrine of ~ incompatibility prohibits simultaneous service as a county sheriff and a member of the board of trustees of a school district (RQ-0036-KP).
Date: December 21, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Agriculture and Related Agencies: FY2016 Appropriations (open access)

Agriculture and Related Agencies: FY2016 Appropriations

This report discusses the Agriculture appropriations bill for FY 2016, which funds the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) -- except for the Forest Service -- as well as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and, in even-numbered fiscal years, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Date: October 21, 2015
Creator: Monke, Jim
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China's Recent Stock Market Volatility: What Are the Implications? (open access)

China's Recent Stock Market Volatility: What Are the Implications?

China's two main stock markets, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE), experienced rapid price increases from about mid-2014 to mid-2015. However, from June 12 to July 7, 2015, the Shanghai and Shenzhen Composite Indices fell by 32% and 40%, respectively. This report briefly examines this volatility and the Chinese government's response.
Date: October 21, 2015
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M. & Nelson, Gabriel M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Energy Incentive Program Next Steps (open access)

Clean Energy Incentive Program Next Steps

This is a brief on the EPA's Clean Power Plan (CCP).
Date: October 21, 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Credit Union Department Newsletter, Number 10-15, October 2015 (open access)

Credit Union Department Newsletter, Number 10-15, October 2015

Newsletter of the Texas Credit Union Department containing departmental news and announcements, deadlines, and other information of importance to credit unions. Information provided covers CDFI guarantee bond program, FFIEC announces cyber security assessments, and policies and procedures
Date: October 21, 2015
Creator: Texas. Credit Union Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cybersecurity: Legislation, Hearings, and Executive Branch Documents (open access)

Cybersecurity: Legislation, Hearings, and Executive Branch Documents

This report provides links to cybersecurity legislation in the 112th, 113th, and 114th Congresses.
Date: October 21, 2015
Creator: Tehan, Rita
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: October 21, 2015
Creator: Williams, Jennifer D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Potential Policy Implications of the House Reconciliation Bill (H.R. 3762) (open access)

Potential Policy Implications of the House Reconciliation Bill (H.R. 3762)

This report provides background on the reconciliation process and summarizes the provisions in the Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 (H.R. 3762), including their projected budgetary impact. It then briefly examines some of the bill's policy implications.
Date: October 21, 2015
Creator: Mach, Annie L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Postal Service Workforce Size and Employment Categories, FY1995-FY2014 (open access)

U.S. Postal Service Workforce Size and Employment Categories, FY1995-FY2014

This report provides data from the past 20 years on the size and composition of the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS's) workforce. Reforms to the size and composition of the workforce have been an integral part of USPS's strategy to reduce costs and regain financial solvency, particularly between FY2007 and FY2014.
Date: October 21, 2015
Creator: Francis, Kathryn A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities--Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities--Background and Issues for Congress

This report focuses on the potential implications of China's naval modernization for future required U.S. Navy capabilities. Other CRS reports address separate issues relating to China. This report is based on unclassified open-source information.
Date: September 21, 2015
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and presents potential issues for Congress concerning the Navy's ship force-structure goals and shipbuilding plans. Decisions that Congress makes on Navy shipbuilding programs can substantially affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.
Date: September 21, 2015
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Expedited Removal Authority for VA Senior Executives (38 U.S.C. § 713): Selected Legal Issues (open access)

Expedited Removal Authority for VA Senior Executives (38 U.S.C. § 713): Selected Legal Issues

This report discusses selected legal issues relating to the authority for summary removal of individuals in senior executive positions at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Section 707 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act, P.L. 113-146, enacted on August 7, 2014, created this authority by adding Section 713 to Title 38 of the United States Code. It authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to remove an individual in a senior executive position from federal service or transfer him or her to a position in the General Schedule if the Secretary determines that the individual's performance or misconduct warrants removal.
Date: August 21, 2015
Creator: Nicola, Thomas J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Farm Safety Net Programs: Background and Issues (open access)

Farm Safety Net Programs: Background and Issues

This report discusses several programs operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that supplement the income of farmers and ranchers in times of low farm prices and natural disasters. Federal crop insurance, farm programs, and disaster assistance are collectively called the farm safety net.
Date: August 21, 2015
Creator: Shields, Dennis A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 34, Pages 5189-5378, August 21, 2015 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 34, Pages 5189-5378, August 21, 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 21, 2015
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Airline Passenger Rights: The Federal Role in Aviation Consumer Protection (open access)

Airline Passenger Rights: The Federal Role in Aviation Consumer Protection

This report examines aviation consumer protections following the 1978 elimination of most governmental control regarding airline business practices. It explains the roles of Congress and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) in protecting airline consumers, and discusses some major passenger rights issues and related laws and regulations.
Date: July 21, 2015
Creator: Tang, Rachel Y.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library