U.S. Agricultural Trade with Cuba: Current Limitations and Future Prospects (open access)

U.S. Agricultural Trade with Cuba: Current Limitations and Future Prospects

This report reviews the current state of agricultural trade between the United States and Cuba, identifies key impediments to expanding bilateral trade in agricultural products and key provisions in the law to which these obstacles are anchored. It also summarizes several of the bills introduced in the 114th Congress that propose to remove specific restrictions that impede trade in agricultural goods or that seek to lift the embargo on Cuba entirely.
Date: October 1, 2015
Creator: McMinimy, Mark A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Data Security and Breach Notification Legislation: Selected Legal Issues (open access)

Data Security and Breach Notification Legislation: Selected Legal Issues

This report describes the common elements of several data security and breach notification bills that have been introduced in the 114th Congress, which broadly would impose security and notification requirements on businesses regardless of industry sector. It also discusses state laws that may apply in the event of a data breach and addresses two legal issues that may arise in consideration of new legislation about data security and breach notification.
Date: December 28, 2015
Creator: Dolan, Alissa M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Insurance Regulation: Background, Overview, and Legislation in the 114th Congress (open access)

Insurance Regulation: Background, Overview, and Legislation in the 114th Congress

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Date: May 20, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wilderness: Legislation and Issues in the 114th Congress (open access)

Wilderness: Legislation and Issues in the 114th Congress

This report presents background information on wilderness protection and a discussion of issues in the wilderness debate--the pros and cons of wilderness designation generally; possible considerations for specific legislation; and a discussion of possible wilderness study area designation and protection. This report will also track the status of legislation introduced in the 114th Congress to designated new wilderness or release or release wilderness study areas.
Date: January 12, 2015
Creator: Hoover, Katie; Alexander, Kristina & Johnson, Sandra L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Senate Committee Party Ratios: 98th-114th Congresses (open access)

Senate Committee Party Ratios: 98th-114th Congresses

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Date: December 7, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Research Tax Credit: Current Law and Policy Issues for the 114th Congress (open access)

Research Tax Credit: Current Law and Policy Issues for the 114th Congress

Technological innovation is a primary engine of long-term economic growth, and research and development (R&D) serves as the lifeblood of innovation. The federal government encourages businesses to invest more in R&D than they otherwise would in several ways, including a tax credit for increases in spending on qualified research above a base amount. This report describes the current status of the credit, summarizes its legislative history, discusses policy issues it raises, and describes legislation to modify and extend it.
Date: May 22, 2015
Creator: Guenther, Gary
System: The UNT Digital Library
Patent Litigation Reform Legislation in the 114th Congress (open access)

Patent Litigation Reform Legislation in the 114th Congress

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Date: July 29, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Grain Standards Act: Potential Reauthorization in the 114th Congress (open access)

U.S. Grain Standards Act: Potential Reauthorization in the 114th Congress

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Date: May 22, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Insurance Regulation: Background, Overview, and Legislation in the 114th Congress (open access)

Insurance Regulation: Background, Overview, and Legislation in the 114th Congress

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Date: September 16, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 114th Congress: A Profile (open access)

Membership of the 114th Congress: A Profile

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Date: March 31, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water Resource Issues in the 114th Congress (open access)

Water Resource Issues in the 114th Congress

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Date: January 23, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
District of Columbia: Issues in the 114th Congress (open access)

District of Columbia: Issues in the 114th Congress

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Date: July 7, 2015
Creator: Boyd, Eugene; Davis, Christopher M.; Yeh, Brian T.; Krouse, William J. & Chu, Vivian S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water Quality Issues in the 114th Congress: An Overview (open access)

Water Quality Issues in the 114th Congress: An Overview

This report provides an overview of the water quality issues in the 114th Congress.
Date: January 21, 2015
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Food Safety Issues for the 114th Congress (open access)

Food Safety Issues for the 114th Congress

This report discusses food safety legislation passed by Congress in December 2010 (FDA Food Safety Modernization Act [FSMA], P.L. 111-353).
Date: April 10, 2015
Creator: Johnson, Renée
System: The UNT Digital Library
EPA and the Army Corps’ “Waters of the United States” Rule: Congressional Response and Options (open access)

EPA and the Army Corps’ “Waters of the United States” Rule: Congressional Response and Options

This report discusses several options that congress could consider and that are reflected in bills in the 114th Congress.
Date: June 3, 2015
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Reserve: Legislation in the 114th Congress (open access)

Federal Reserve: Legislation in the 114th Congress

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Date: December 15, 2015
Creator: Labonte, Marc
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Agricultural Trade Issues in the 114th Congress (open access)

Major Agricultural Trade Issues in the 114th Congress

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Date: February 10, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Human Rights in China and U.S. Policy: Issues for the 114th Congress. March 2015 (open access)

Human Rights in China and U.S. Policy: Issues for the 114th Congress. March 2015

This report examines human rights issues in the People's Republic of China (PRC), including recent developments, ongoing rights abuses, and legal reforms.
Date: March 24, 2015
Creator: Lum, Thomas
System: The UNT Digital Library
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act: Legislative Actions in the 114th Congress (open access)

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act: Legislative Actions in the 114th Congress

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Date: July 29, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Policy: 114th Congress Issues (open access)

Energy Policy: 114th Congress Issues

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Date: January 5, 2015
Creator: Yacobucci, Brent D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 114th Congress: A Profile (open access)

Membership of the 114th Congress: A Profile

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Date: May 12, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unemployment Insurance: Legislative Issues in the 114th Congress (open access)

Unemployment Insurance: Legislative Issues in the 114th Congress

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Date: April 17, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Patent Litigation Reform Legislation in the 114th Congress (open access)

Patent Litigation Reform Legislation in the 114th Congress

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Date: April 10, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wildfire Spending: Background, Issues, and Legislation in the 114th Congress (open access)

Wildfire Spending: Background, Issues, and Legislation in the 114th Congress

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Date: June 19, 2015
Creator: Hoover, Katie; Lindsay, Bruce R.; McCarthy, Francis X. & Tollestrup, Jessica
System: The UNT Digital Library