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Global Human Rights: Multilateral Bodies & U.S. Participation
This report provides an overview of multilateral bodies regarding human rights, including the United Nations, International Criminal Court, and regional bodies.
Date:
November 23, 2018
Creator:
Weber, Michael A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Defense Primer: Personnel Tempo (PERSTEMPO)
This report explains the Department of Defense's (DOD's) personnel tempo (PERSTEMPO) management, policies and programs. PERSTEMPO refers to the pace of operations for servicemembers and can affect quality of life, work satisfaction, and overall morale for members and their families.
Date:
October 23, 2018
Creator:
Kamarck, Kristy N.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Columbia-class program, a program to design and build a new class of 12 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) to replace the Navy's current force of 14 Ohio-class SSBNs. The program was previously known as the Ohio replacement program (ORP) or SSBN(X) program. The Navy has identified the Columbia-class program as the Navy's top priority program, and wants to procure the first Columbia-class boat in FY2021.
Date:
October 23, 2018
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy Lasers, Railgun, and Gun-Launched Guided Projectile: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and issues for Congress on three new ship-based weapons the Navy is developing that could improve the ability of Navy surface ships to defend themselves against missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and surface craft: the Surface Navy Laser Weapon System (SNLWS), the electromagnetic railgun (EMRG), and the gunlaunched guided projectile (GLGP), previously known as the hypervelocity projectile (HVP).
Date:
October 23, 2018
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): Resources for Frequently Asked Questions
This report provides resources to help answer frequently-asked questions regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA). It includes information and links for topics such as the individual mandate, private health insurance, exchanges and subsidies, employee-sponsored coverage, Medicaid and Medicare, specific populations, behavioral health, state innovation waivers, taxes, costs and statistics, and regulatory issues.
Date:
October 23, 2018
Creator:
Napili, Angela
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Japan Relations
This report discusses issues regarding U.S.-Japan economic relations. Japan is a significant partner of the United States in a number of foreign policy areas, particularly in U.S. security priorities, which range from hedging against Chinese military modernization to countering threats from North Korea.
Date:
October 23, 2018
Creator:
Chanlett-Avery, Emma; Manyin, Mark E. & Williams, Brock R.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Air Force OA-X Light Attack Aircraft Program
This report discusses the U.S. Air Force's intention to acquire a new type of aircraft. The OA-X light attack aircraft is a small, two-seat turboprop airplane designed for operation in relatively permissive environments.
Date:
August 23, 2018
Creator:
Gertler, Jeremiah
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hong Kong: Recent Developments and U.S. Relations
This report discusses the government of Hong Kong and their relationship with the United States.
Date:
August 23, 2018
Creator:
Martin, Michael F.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iran: Internal Politics and U.S. Policy and Options
This report discusses the political history, current politics, and human rights practices of Iran, as well as Iran's relations with the United States, U.S. policy toward Iran, and future policy options.
Date:
August 23, 2018
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Al Qaeda and Islamic State Affiliates in Afghanistan
This report outlines major terrorist groups affiliated and allied with Al Qaeda (AQ) and the Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIS, ISIL, or by the Arabic acronym Da'esh) and the complex, often shifting relations between them and various other state and non-state actors.
Date:
August 23, 2018
Creator:
Thomas, Clayton
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Argentina
This report discusses Argentina's political and economic situation, U.S. foreign aid to Argentina, trade and investment issues, and U.S. Congressional interest.
Date:
July 23, 2018
Creator:
Sullivan, Mark P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Enforcing U.S. Trade Laws: Section 301 and China
This report discusses the Trump Administration's decision to proceed with a Section 301 case against China's intellectual property rights (IPR) policies and their intent to impose 25% ad valorem tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese products. It also looks at past use of Section 301 against China.
Date:
July 23, 2018
Creator:
Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Flying Cars and Drones Pose Policy Challenges for Managing and Regulating Low-Altitude Airspace
This report discusses the possibility that flying cars may soon become a reality. Development and marketing efforts are bringing to the fore new policy and regulatory challenges regarding the control of low-altitude airspace, safety, noise, privacy, and landowner rights. They also are raising new questions about the appropriate roles of federal, state, and local authorities in regulating and managing these operations.
Date:
July 23, 2018
Creator:
Elias, Bart
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Judicial Opinions of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh
This report provides tabular listings of 306 cases in which Judge Kavanaugh authored a majority, concurring, or dissenting opinion. Arguably, these written opinions provide the greatest insight into Judge Kavanaugh's judicial approach, as a judge's vote or decision to join an opinion authored by a colleague may not necessarily represent full agreement with a colleague's views.
Date:
July 23, 2018
Creator:
Garcia, Michael John
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mexico: Evolution of the Mérida Initiative, 2007-2019
This report begins with a brief discussion of security challenges in Mexico and Mexico's security strategy. It then provides information on congressional funding and oversight of the Mérida Initiative, with details about each of the program's four pillars. The report concludes by raising policy issues that Congress may wish to consider.
Date:
July 23, 2018
Creator:
Seelke, Clare Ribando
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Australia, China, and the Indo-Pacific
This report discusses Australia's relations with China and the changing power dynamics in the Pacific region.
Date:
April 23, 2018
Creator:
Vaughn, Bruce
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cross-Border Data Sharing Under the CLOUD Act
This report reviews the development of cross-border data sharing laws in criminal matters in the United States. It begins with an overview of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) and the Stored Communications Act (SCA). Next, the report discusses the questions raised in the Microsoft litigation and the impact of the CLOUD Act on those issues. Finally, the report examines the new form of international agreements authorized by the CLOUD Act and the commentary on the benefits and drawbacks of the potential new international data sharing agreements.
Date:
April 23, 2018
Creator:
Mulligan, Stephen P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Overview of "Travel Ban" Litigation and Recent Developments
This report is an update of an earlier report regarding the "travel ban" litigation going through the courts and includes President Trump's April 10th,2018, executive order lifting travel restrictions on nationals of Chad.
Date:
April 23, 2018
Creator:
Smith, Hillel R. & Harrington, Ben
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Trade with Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Partners
This report presents data on U.S. merchandise (goods) trade with its Free Trade Agreement (FTA) partner countries. The data are presented to show bilateral trade balances for individual FTA partners and groups of countries representing such major agreements as the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Central American Free Trade Agreement and Dominican Republic (CAFTA-DR) relative to total U.S. trade balances. This report also discusses the issues involved in using bilateral merchandise trade balances as a standard for measuring the economic effects of a particular FTA.
Date:
April 23, 2018
Creator:
Jackson, James K.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
What's the Difference?: Comparing U.S. and Chinese Trade Data
This report examines the differences in the trade data from the two nations in two ways. First, it compares the trade figures using the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (Harmonized System) to discern any patterns in the discrepancies between the U.S. and Chinese data. The second approach to examining the differing trade data involves a review of the existing literature on the technical and non-technical sources of the trade data discrepancies. This report is updated annually, after the release of official trade data by China and the United States.
Date:
April 23, 2018
Creator:
Martin, Michael F.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Defense Primer: Defense Working Capital Funds
This report describes how Defense Working Capital Funds (DWCF) work and lists the major DWCF's that are currently in operation.
Date:
March 23, 2018
Creator:
Purdy, Jason A. & Williams, Lynn M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations Overview: Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis
This report discusses FY2018 appropriations (discretionary budget authority) for the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau), historic components of the Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) in the U.S. Department of Commerce. This report will be updated as legislative developments warran
Date:
March 23, 2018
Creator:
Williams, Jennifer D.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Holman Rule (House Rule XXI, Clause 2(b))
This report provides a history of the Holman Rule provision in House rules and an analysis of precedents that are illustrative of its possible application.
Date:
March 23, 2018
Creator:
Saturno, James V.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Turkey: Background and U.S. Relations In Brief
This report provides a brief overview of relations between Turkey and the U.S., Turkish foreign and military policies, and domestic issues in Turkey.
Date:
March 23, 2018
Creator:
Zanotti, Jim & Thomas, Clayton
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library