Agricultural Conservation: A Guide to Programs (open access)

Agricultural Conservation: A Guide to Programs

This report provides a listing of federal agricultural conservation assistance programs. Each listing includes a brief description of the program, information on major amendments in the Agricultural Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79, 2014 farm bill), national scope and availability, states with the greatest participation, the backlog of applications or other measures of continuing interest, program funding authority, FY2018 funding, FY2019 Administration budget request, statutory authority, the authorization expiration date, and a link to the program's website.
Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: Stubbs, Megan
System: The UNT Digital Library
“Amazon Laws” and Taxation of Internet Sales: Constitutional Analysis (open access)

“Amazon Laws” and Taxation of Internet Sales: Constitutional Analysis

The report is a Constitutional Analysis of “Amazon Laws” and Taxation of Internet Sales: Constitutional Analysis.
Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: Lunder, Erika K. & Pettit, Carol A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): Administrative and Compliance Challenges (open access)

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): Administrative and Compliance Challenges

This report Summarizes Findings from the 2014 IRS study detailing the factors that can lead to eraneous claims of the credit, and describes the challenges the IRS may face in their efforts to reduce each type of error.
Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: Crandall-Hollick, Margot L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Funding of Presidential Nominating Conventions: An Overview (open access)

Funding of Presidential Nominating Conventions: An Overview

This report details how during the 113th Congress, legislation (H.R. 2019) became law (P.L. 113-94) eliminating Presidential Election Campaign Fund (PECF) funding for convention operations. The 2016 presidential nominating conventions were the first since the 1976 election cycle not supported with public funds. Because public funding for convention operations has now been eliminated, this report provides a historical overview of how PECF convention funding functioned and describes private funding sources that remain available.
Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: Garrett, R. Sam & Reese, Shawn
System: The UNT Digital Library
IMF Reforms: Issues for Congress (open access)

IMF Reforms: Issues for Congress

This report provides information about the reforms made by the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in December 2010, Congress's role in the reform process, and how the reforms could affect U.S. interests at the IMF.
Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: Nelson, Rebecca M. & Weiss, Martin A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Income Eligibility and Rent in HUD Rental Assistance Programs: Responses to Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Income Eligibility and Rent in HUD Rental Assistance Programs: Responses to Frequently Asked Questions

This report provides answers to some of the most common questions about the income and rent policies in federal rental assistance programs, including questions about where these policies came from and how they compare to other federal assistance programs that serve the same or similar purposes or populations.
Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: Perl, Libby & McCarty, Maggie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran: Efforts to Achieve a Nuclear Accord (open access)

Iran: Efforts to Achieve a Nuclear Accord

This report discusses Iran's nuclear program and diplomatic efforts to forge a comprehensive agreement to keep that program peaceful.
Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth; Kerr, Paul K. & Garcia, Michael J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
El Salvador: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

El Salvador: Background and U.S. Relations

This report examines current conditions in El Salvador, as well as issues in U.S.-Salvadoran relations.
Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: Seelke, Clare Ribando
System: The UNT Digital Library
SBA Veterans Assistance Programs: An Analysis of Contemporary Issues (open access)

SBA Veterans Assistance Programs: An Analysis of Contemporary Issues

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Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2016 Budget and Appropriations (open access)

State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2016 Budget and Appropriations

This report provides an overview of the FY2016 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) request, a discussion of key issues and historic context, and account-by-account funding comparisons with FY2014 actuals and FY2015 estimates.
Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: Epstein, Susan B.; Lawson, Marian L. & Tiersky, Alex
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress

This report covers Special Operations Forces (SOF) budgets for FY2014 and expected uses of the budgeted money. SOF actions play a significant role in U.S. military operations, and the Administration has given U.S. SOF greater responsibility for planning and conducting worldwide counterterrorism operations.
Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: Feickert, Andrew
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress

This report covers Special Operations Forces (SOF) budgets for FY2014 and expected uses of the budgeted money. SOF actions play a significant role in U.S. military operations, and the Administration has given U.S. SOF greater responsibility for planning and conducting worldwide counterterrorism operations.
Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: Feickert, Andrew
System: The UNT Digital Library
Votes on Measures to Adjust the Statutory Debt Limit, 1978 to Present (open access)

Votes on Measures to Adjust the Statutory Debt Limit, 1978 to Present

This report provides roll call vote data identified by the Congressional Research Service for measures to adjust the statutory debt limit.
Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: Murray, Justin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water Infrastructure Financing: The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Program (open access)

Water Infrastructure Financing: The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Program

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Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
System: The UNT Digital Library