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Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response
This report discusses the continuing conflict in Syria including recent regime losses in confrontations with forces of the Islamic State (IS, aka the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or ISIL/ISIS) in northeastern Syria. The report also covers U.S. policy responses to the conflict.
Date:
July 15, 2015
Creator:
Blanchard, Christopher M.; Humud, Carla E. & Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposed Rule on Medicaid Managed Care: Frequently Asked Questions
This report responds to a series of frequently asked questions (FAQs) identified to address some of the major updates included in the proposed rule. The FAQs summarize provisions such as the introduction of a minimum medical loss ratio (MLR), guidance on enrolling the long-term services and supports (LTSS) population in managed care, and network adequacy.
Date:
July 15, 2015
Creator:
Blom, Kirstin B.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Credit Union Department Newsletter, Number 07-15, July 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:
July 15, 2015
Creator:
Texas. Credit Union Department.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cybersecurity: Legislation, Hearings, and Executive Branch Documents
This report provides links to cybersecurity-related committee hearings in the 112th and 113th Congresses. It also provides a list of executive orders and presidential directives pertaining to information and computer security.
Date:
July 15, 2015
Creator:
Tehan, Rita
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Dominican Republic: Tensions with Haiti over Citizenship and Migration Issues
This report discusses the dispute between the Dominican Republic and Haiti regarding the citizenship status of some 200,000 Dominicans of Haitian descent, as well as undocumented migrants in the Dominican Republic, which threatens to exacerbate tensions between the two neighbors.
Date:
July 15, 2015
Creator:
Ribando Seelke, Clare; Margesson, Rhoda & Taft-Morales, Maureen
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order: Questions and Answers
None
Date:
July 15, 2015
Creator:
Manuel, Kate M. & Perry, Rodney M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Order: Answers to Questions
This report discusses Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, which has the stated intent of increasing “efficiency and cost savings” by ensuring that executive branch procurement contractors understand and comply with labor laws.
Date:
July 15, 2015
Creator:
Perry, Rodney M. & Manuel, Kate M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Employees' Retirement System: Benefits and Financing
This report discusses the retirement systems in place for federal employees including the Civil Service Retirement System (for employees hired before 1984) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (for employees hired in 1984 or later). Both programs require participants to contribute toward the cost of their pensions through a payroll tax.
Date:
July 15, 2015
Creator:
Isaacs, Katelin P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iran: U.S. Economic Sanctions and the Authority to Lift Restrictions
This report identifies the legislative bases for sanctions imposed on Iran, and the nature of the authority to waive or lift those restrictions. It comprises two tables that present legislation and executive orders that are specific to Iran and its objectionable activities in the areas of terrorism, human rights, and weapons proliferation.
Date:
July 15, 2015
Creator:
Rennack, Dianne E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Notice of Availability of Funds and Funding opportunity Announcement for the Paid Leave Analysis
None
Date:
July 15, 2015
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Omnibus Appropriations Acts: Overview of Recent Practices
Omnibus appropriations acts have become a significant feature of the legislative process in recent years as Congress and the President have resorted more frequently to their use to bring action on the regular appropriations cycle to a close. Following a discussion of pertinent background information, this report reviews the recent use of such measures and briefly addresses several issues that their use raises.
Date:
July 15, 2015
Creator:
Tollestrup, Jessica
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions in Executive Departments During the 113th Congress
None
Date:
July 15, 2015
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Command and Control and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Aircraft
None
Date:
July 15, 2015
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
What are the Department of Defense (DOD) Policies on Transgender Service?
This report briefly discusses Department of Defense Policies regarding transgender service.
Date:
July 15, 2015
Creator:
Kamarck, Kristy N.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Counting Regulations: An Overview of Rulemaking, Types of Federal Regulations, and Pages in the Federal Register
This report serves to inform the congressional debate over rulemaking by analyzing different ways to measure federal rulemaking activity. The report provides data on and analysis of the total number of rules issued each year, as well as information on other types of rules, such as "major" rules, "significant" rules, and "economically significant" rules.
Date:
July 14, 2015
Creator:
Carey, Maeve P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Gulf Coast Restoration Efforts In Brief
This report discusses the Gulf Coast Restoration Efforts In brief related to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
Date:
July 14, 2015
Creator:
Stern, Charles V.; Sheikh, Pervaze A. & Upton, Harold F.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Juvenile Justice: Legislative History and Current Legislative Issues
This Congressional Research Service report describes past and present legislative issues affecting juvenile justice in the United States with special emphasis on the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974.
Date:
July 14, 2015
Creator:
Finklea, Kristin
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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:
July 14, 2015
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Stafford Act Declarations 1953-2014: Trends, Analyses, and Implications for Congress
This report discusses the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, which authorizes the President to issue declarations that provide states and localities with a range of federal assistance in response to natural and man-made incidents.
Date:
July 14, 2015
Creator:
Lindsay, Bruce R. & McCarthy, Francis X.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED): Economic Outcomes and Issues
None
Date:
July 14, 2015
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Taiwan Trade Relations
This report discusses the U.S. - Taiwan relations. U.S. trade data indicate that in 2014, Taiwan was the United States’ 10th largest merchandise trading partner (at $67.4 billion), 14th largest export market ($26.8 billion), and 12th largest source of imports ($40.6 billion).
Date:
July 14, 2015
Creator:
Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Women in Combat: Issues for Congress
This report looks at the history of women in US military roles and combat since the 1990's. It also discusses critic's views of exclusionary policy as a civil rights issue.
Date:
July 14, 2015
Creator:
Kamarck, Kristy N.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Research: Background and Issues
This report considers the U.S. Department of Agriculture's program for Research, Education, and Economics (REE). Moreover, the report discusses the amount of funding for the REE and debates the direction of it.
Date:
July 13, 2015
Creator:
Monke, Jim
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Charleston, SC, Mass Shooter Might Have Been Denied a Handgun If Not for Possible Recordkeeping Oversights
This report briefly discusses the announcement by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey that the alleged assailant in the Charleston, SC, mass murder/shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church might have been prevented from acquiring a handgun if not for possible recordkeeping oversights on the part of the FBI and Columbia, SC, city police and county sheriff's departments.
Date:
July 13, 2015
Creator:
Krouse, William J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library