Corporate Tax Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS): An Examination of the Data (open access)

Corporate Tax Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS): An Examination of the Data

This report is intended to assist Congress as it considers what, if any, action to take to curb profit shifting. It is one of several CRS products related to the subject of profit sharing.
Date: April 30, 2015
Creator: Keightley, Mark P. & Stupak, Jeffrey M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Acquisitions: How and Where DOD Spends Its Contracting Dollars (open access)

Defense Acquisitions: How and Where DOD Spends Its Contracting Dollars

This report examines how much money DOD obligates on contracts, what DOD is buying, and where that money is being spent. This report also examines the extent to which these data are sufficiently reliable to use as a factor when developing policy or analyzing government operations.
Date: April 30, 2015
Creator: Schwartz, Moshe; Ginsberg, Wendy & Sargent, John F., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Firm Bankruptcy on Retiree Benefits, with Applications to the Automotive and Coal Industries (open access)

The Effect of Firm Bankruptcy on Retiree Benefits, with Applications to the Automotive and Coal Industries

This report explores the protections of benefits awarded retirees and future retirees of bankrupt private-sector employers under current law.
Date: April 30, 2015
Creator: Rapaport, Carol
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Efforts to Control Invasive Plant and Animal Species (open access)

Federal Efforts to Control Invasive Plant and Animal Species

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Date: April 30, 2015
Creator: Johnson, Renée & Corn, M. Lynne
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Health Care for Veterans: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Health Care for Veterans: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

This report provides responses to frequently asked questions about health care provided to veterans through the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). It is intended to serve as a quick reference to provide easy access to information. Where applicable, it provides the legislative background pertaining to the question.
Date: April 30, 2015
Creator: Panangala, Sidath Viranga
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Introduction to Health Insurance: What Should a Consumer Know? (open access)

An Introduction to Health Insurance: What Should a Consumer Know?

This report provides an overview of private-sector (as opposed to government-provided) health insurance. It serves as an introduction to health insurance from the point of view of many consumers under the age of 65. No background in health insurance is assumed, and all terms are defined in the body of the report.
Date: April 30, 2015
Creator: Rapaport, Carol
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Invasive Species: Control Options and Issues for Congress (open access)

Invasive Species: Control Options and Issues for Congress

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Date: April 30, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Retirement: Background and Recent Developments (open access)

Military Retirement: Background and Recent Developments

This report discusses the noncontributory military retirement system which includes monthly compensation and benefits after an active or reserve military career, disability retirement for those physically unfit to continue to serve, and survivor benefits for the eligible survivors of deceased retirees.
Date: April 30, 2015
Creator: Kamarck, Kristy N.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nepal (open access)

Nepal

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Date: April 30, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
SBA Small Business Investment Company Program (open access)

SBA Small Business Investment Company Program

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Date: April 30, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Small Business Lending Fund (open access)

The Small Business Lending Fund

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Date: April 30, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The State of Campaign Finance Policy: Recent Developments and Issues for Congress (open access)

The State of Campaign Finance Policy: Recent Developments and Issues for Congress

This report includes updated material that emphasizes the issues most prominently before the 113th Congress. It also discusses foundational information about major elements of campaign finance policy.
Date: April 30, 2015
Creator: Garrett, R. S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tax Expenditures: Overview and Analysis (open access)

Tax Expenditures: Overview and Analysis

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Date: April 30, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cybersecurity and Information Sharing (open access)

Cybersecurity and Information Sharing

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Date: April 29, 2015
Creator: Weiss, N. Eric
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cybersecurity and Information Sharing: Comparison of H.R. 1560 and H.R. 1731 as Passed by the House (open access)

Cybersecurity and Information Sharing: Comparison of H.R. 1560 and H.R. 1731 as Passed by the House

This report compares provisions in two bills in the House of Representatives that address information sharing and related activities in cybersecurity.
Date: April 29, 2015
Creator: Fischer, Eric A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cybersecurity Issues and Challenges: In Brief (open access)

Cybersecurity Issues and Challenges: In Brief

This report provides information about Cybersecurity Issues and Challenges. People who perform cyberattacks generally fall into various categories like criminals, spies, nation-state warriors, terrorists, etc.
Date: April 29, 2015
Creator: Fischer, Eric A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cyprus: Reunification Proving Elusive (open access)

Cyprus: Reunification Proving Elusive

This report provides a brief overview of the history of the negotiations between Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders, a review of the negotiations since 2008, and a description of some of the issues involved in the talks.
Date: April 29, 2015
Creator: Morelli, Vincent L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Legislation in the 114th Congress (open access)

Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Legislation in the 114th Congress

This report discusses legislation proposals in the 114th Congress that reflect various positions and stances on mandatory minimum sentences for Federal crimes. Federal crimes are usually punishable by a statutory maximum term of imprisonment--for example, "imprisoned for not more than 5 years."1 A surprising number also have statutory minimum terms of imprisonment--for example, "imprisonment which may not be less than 10 years or for life."
Date: April 29, 2015
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mexico’s Recent Immigration Enforcement Efforts (open access)

Mexico’s Recent Immigration Enforcement Efforts

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Date: April 29, 2015
Creator: Seelke, Clare Ribando
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Missing and Exploited Children: Background, Policies, and Issues (open access)

Missing and Exploited Children: Background, Policies, and Issues

This report covers only select aspects of the broader topic of missing and exploited children. It begins with an overview of the scope of the missing and exploited children issue, including definitions and approximate numbers of children known to be missing or exploited. The report also provides information about the Missing and Exploited Children's (MEC) program's funding, oversight, and major components. Finally, the report discusses issues that may be relevant to the MEC program.
Date: April 29, 2015
Creator: Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Saudi Arabia: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Saudi Arabia: Background and U.S. Relations

This report discusses the current state of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, its relationship with the United States, and future initiatives to further develop U.S.-Saudi relations.
Date: April 29, 2015
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sex Trafficking: Proposals in the 114th Congress to Amend Federal Criminal Law (open access)

Sex Trafficking: Proposals in the 114th Congress to Amend Federal Criminal Law

This report discusses proposed legislation that would amend federal substantive law in three areas: commercial sex trafficking (18 U.S.C. 1591); the Mann Act, which outlaws transportation and travel for unlawful sexual purposes; and federal tax crimes.
Date: April 29, 2015
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0014 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0014

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 a school board trustee, whose powers have been suspended by the Texas Education Commissioner under chapter 39 of the Education Code, may run and serve as a city council member for a city located within the school district's boundaries (RQ-0007-KP).
Date: April 29, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0015 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0015

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: Constitutionality of section 54.341 of the Education Code, the Hazlewood Act (RQ-0009-KP).
Date: April 29, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History