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Ex-Im Bank: No Quorum, No Problem?
This report discusses the operation on a limited basis of the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) despite a renewal of its general statutory charter through FY2019 (P.L. 114-94,
Date:
September 15, 2016
Creator:
Akhtar, Shayerah Ilias
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Internships, Fellowships, and Other Work Experience Opportunities in the Federal Government
This report describes Internet resources on major internship, fellowship, and work experience programs within the federal government. It is intended as a selective guide for students of all levels: high school, undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate.
Date:
September 30, 2016
Creator:
Bailey, Christina M. & Manning, Jennifer E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Prospects in Colombia: Cease-Fire, Peace Accord Vote, and Potential Disrupters
This report discusses the political situation in Colombia after a peace accord negotiated over four years between the government of President Juan Manuel Santos and the country's largest insurgent group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
Date:
September 14, 2016
Creator:
Beittel, June S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 114th Congress
This report discusses border security, interior enforcement, visa security, asylum, and other immigration-related issues that have received legislative action or are of significant congressional interest in the 114th Congress.
Date:
September 9, 2016
Creator:
Bruno, Andorra; Argueta, Carla N.; Bjelopera, Jerome P.; Garcia, Michael John; Kandel, William A. & Siskin, Alison
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Annual Financial Report for the Year Ended September 30, 2016
The Capital Area Council of Governments' annual financial report for fiscal year 2016.
Date:
September 30, 2016
Creator:
Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Creativity Connects: Trends and Conditions Affecting U.S. Artists
This report analyzes the demographic shifts within the population of growing and diversifying arts in the general public.
Date:
September 2016
Creator:
Center for Cultural Innovation for National Endowment for the Arts
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
OPM Announces Premium Increase in the Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program
This report discusses the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announcement regarding premium rate increase for long-term care insurance policies purchased through the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP).
Date:
September 1, 2016
Creator:
Colello, Kirsten J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers and the TAA Reauthorization Act of 2015
This report describes Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers (TAA) as reauthorized by the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015.
Date:
September 14, 2016
Creator:
Collins, Benjamin
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: History, Impact, and Issues
This report examines debates over what constitutes an unfunded federal mandate and the Unfunded Mandate Reform Act's (UMRA's) implementation. It also discusses particular mandates and procedures associated with UMRA, and assesses UMRA's impact on federal mandates and arguments concerning UMRA's future, focusing on UMRA's definitions, exclusions, and exceptions that currently exempt many federal actions with potentially significant financial impacts on nonfederal entities.
Date:
September 8, 2016
Creator:
Dilger, Robert J. & Beth, Richard S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The European Union's Small Business Act: A Different Approach
This report provides information and analysis useful to Congress as it crafts small business policy for the United States. The Small Business Act for Europe (2008) is not an act, per se, as understood in the United States.
Date:
September 1, 2016
Creator:
Dilger, Robert Jay
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Guía de beneficios para empleados nuevos: Año del plan 2017
Guide to benefits for new Texas state employees outlining registration and verification. The Guide includes information about options of health insurance, retirement plans and qualifications for these plans. La guÍa de beneficios para empleados nuevos del estado de Texas resúme el registro y verificación de beneficios. La guía incluye información sobre las opciones de seguro de salud, planes de retiro y requÍsitos de estos planes.
Date:
September 2016
Creator:
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
New Employee Benefits Guide: Plan Year 2017, Higher Education Institutions
Guide to benefits for new Texas state employees outlining various insurance coverages, retirement plans, and other benefits.
Date:
September 2016
Creator:
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planning your Retirement: Certified Peace Officers/Custodial Officers (CPOS/COS)
A guide to planning your retirement with the Employee Retirement System of Texas.
Date:
September 2016
Creator:
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Zika Response Funding: Request and Congressional Action
This report presents the Administration's request for supplemental appropriations for the Zika response. It includes sections outlining Congressional actions, the emergency supplemental appropriations request for Zika response efforts -- by both U.S. health and human services agencies and international assistance programs -- and information about unobligated Ebola response funds.
Date:
September 1, 2016
Creator:
Epstein, Susan B. & Lister, Sarah A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Zika Response Funding: Request and Congressional Action
This report presents the Administration's request for supplemental appropriations for the Zika response. It includes sections outlining Congressional actions, the emergency supplemental appropriations request for Zika response efforts -- by both U.S. health and human services agencies and international assistance programs -- and information about unobligated Ebola response funds.
Date:
September 30, 2016
Creator:
Epstein, Susan B. & Lister, Sarah A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Army's Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV): Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information on the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV), which is the Army's proposed replacement to the Vietnam-era M-113 personnel carriers.
Date:
September 14, 2016
Creator:
Feickert, Andrew
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV): Background and Issues for Congress
This report discusses the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), which is an Army-led, multi-service initiative to develop a family of light tactical vehicles as a successor to the High Mobility, Multi-Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs). It includes background information; a description of the JLTV program, program history, and program activities; information about the JLTV contract, Lockheed Martin's protest to the program, budgetary issues, and potential issues for Congress.
Date:
September 9, 2016
Creator:
Feickert, Andrew
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) and Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC): Background and Issues for Congress
This report discusses issues surrounding the funding for development of Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) and Marine Personnel Carriers (MPCs). The Marines are required by law to have the necessary equipment to conduct amphibious operations and land operations.
Date:
September 9, 2016
Creator:
Feickert, Andrew
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sea-Level Rise and U.S. Coasts: Science and Policy Considerations
This report provides information for policymakers that are interested in sea-level rise because of the risk to coastal populations and infrastructure and the consequences for coastal species and ecosystems.
Date:
September 12, 2016
Creator:
Folger, Peter & Carter, Nicole T.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Human-Induced Earthquakes from Deep-Well Injection: A Brief Overview
This report reviews the current scientific understanding of induced seismicity, primarily in the context of Class II oil and gas wastewater disposal wells. The report also outlines the regulatory framework for these injection wells, and identifies several federal and state initiatives responding to recent events of induced seismicity associated with Class II disposal.
Date:
September 30, 2016
Creator:
Folger, Peter & Tiemann, Mary
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Statutorily Required Federal Advisory Committees that Began Operations in FY2015
This report discusses the establishment of the federal advisory committees--sometimes called task forces, panels, commissions, working groups, boards, councils, or conferences.
Date:
September 30, 2016
Creator:
Ginsberg, Wendy & Burgat, Casey
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
EU State Aid and Apple's Taxes
This report discusses the recent investigations by the European Union (EU) regarding claims that certain countries had provided illegal state aid via favorable tax rulings.
Date:
September 2, 2016
Creator:
Gravelle, Jane G.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Presidential Transitions: Issues Involving Outgoing and Incoming Administrations
This report discusses issues surrounding the transition of Presidential power, including the variety of events, decisions, and activities contribute to it.
Date:
September 29, 2016
Creator:
Halchin, L. E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Post-Heller Second Amendment Jurisprudence
This report examines the scope of the Second Amendment, as interpreted by the federal circuit courts of appeals, after the watershed Supreme Court decisions in District of Columbia v. Heller and McDonald v. City of Chicago.
Date:
September 7, 2016
Creator:
Herman, Sarah S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library