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ATF's Ability to Regulate "Bump Stocks"

Description: This report discusses whether ATF has the right to regulate "bump stocks" for rifles which allow rifles to mimic the actions of an automatic weapon and recent proposed regulatory action by ATF.
Date: March 22, 2018
Creator: Peck, Sarah Herman
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Bankruptcy Basics: A Primer

Description: This report serves as a primer for Members and their staffs on the basics of U.S. bankruptcy law. The report provides a brief overview of the most essential concepts necessary for an informed understanding of the U.S. bankruptcy system
Date: March 22, 2018
Creator: Lewis, Kevin M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Department of Health and Human Services: Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request

Description: This report discusses the FY2019 appropriations request for the Department of Health and Human Services. The report begins by reviewing the department's mission and structure. Next, the report offers a brief explanation of the conventions used for the FY2018 estimates and FY2019 request levels in the budget documents released by the HHS and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The report also discusses the concept of the HHS budget as a whole, in comparison to how funding is provided to H… more
Date: March 22, 2018
Creator: Lynch, Karen E. & Tollestrup, Jessica
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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It Belongs in a Museum: Sovereign Immunity Shields Iranian Antiquities Even When It Does Not Protect Iran

Description: This report discusses the Supreme Court's decision in the case of "Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran" where the court ruled that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) did not permit U.S. victims of Iran-sponsored terrorist attacks to seize a collection of Persian antiquities on loan from Iran to a museum at the University of Chicago. The background of the case and case law about the FSIA is also discussed.
Date: March 22, 2018
Creator: Mulligan, Stephen P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Domestic Food Assistance: Summary of Programs

Description: This report discusses food assistance programs which are administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (USDA-FNS) programs as well as nutrition programs administered by the Administration on Aging (AOA), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living (HHS-ACL).
Date: March 22, 2018
Creator: Aussenberg, Randy Alison & Colello, Kirsten J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Rate Coefficient Measurements and Theoretical Analysis of the OH + (E)‑CF₃CH==CHCF₃ Reaction

Description: Rate coefficients, k, for the gas-phase reaction of the OH radical with (E)CF3CHCHCF3 ((E)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene, HFO-1336mzz(E)) were measured over a range of temperatures (211−374 K) and bath gas pressures (20−300 Torr; He, N2) using a pulsed laser photolysis−laser-induced fluorescence (PLP−LIF) technique. k1(T) was independent of pressure over this range of conditions with k1(296 K) = (1.31 ± 0.15) × 10−13 cm3 molecule−1 s−1 and k1(T) = (6.94 ± 0.80) × 10−13exp[−(496 ± 10)/T] cm 3 mol… more
Date: March 22, 2018
Creator: Baasandorj, Munkhbayar; Marshall, Paul; Waterland, Robert L.; Ravishankara, A. R. & Burkholder, James B. (James Bart), 1954-
Partner: UNT College of Science

[Gabe Dugan sitting next to embroidery expert Kat Diuguid]

Description: Photograph of UNT College of Visual Arts & Design visiting Assistant Professor Gabe Dugan sitting next to embroidery expert Kat Diuguid while Texas Fashion Collection collection manager Janelle McCabe looks on, all of them are examining an eighteenth-century menswear ensemble in a TFC workspace in Welch Street Complex 1.
Date: March 22, 2018
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Embroidery expert Kat Diuguid speaking to students]

Description: Photograph of embroidery expert Kat Diuguid speaking to students about the tambour embroidery on an Oscar de la Renta design. UNT College of Visual Arts and Design fibers students examined the embroidered garments at the Texas Fashion Collection under the supervision of Visiting Assistant Professor Gabe Duggan, in a TFC workspace in Welch Street Complex 1.
Date: March 22, 2018
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Students and researchers gathered around an eighteenth-century embroidered menswear]

Description: Photograph of students and researchers gathering around an eighteenth-century embroidered menswear ensemble. UNT College of Visual Arts and Design fibers students examined embroidered garments at the Texas Fashion Collection, with support from visiting embroidery expert Kat Diuguid and under the supervision of Visiting Assistant Professor Gabe Duggan, in a TFC workspace in Welch Street Complex 1.
Date: March 22, 2018
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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