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Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress

Description: This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the sustainment and modernization of the Coast Guard's polar icebreaker fleet. Coast Guard polar icebreakers perform a variety of missions supporting U.S. interests in polar regions. The issue for Congress is whether to approve, reject, or modify the Administration's plans for sustaining and modernizing the polar icebreaking fleet.
Date: January 15, 2016
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Leukocyte Subset Changes in Response to a 164-km Road Cycle Ride in a Hot Environment

Description: This article determines the circulating leukocyte subset response to completing the 2013 Hotter'N Hell Hundred recreational 164-km road cycle event in a hot and humid environmental condition.
Date: January 15, 2016
Creator: Luk, Hui-Ying; McKenzie, Amy L.; Duplanty, Anthony A.; Budnar, Ronald; Levitt, Danielle; Fernandez, Alex et al.
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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A New Authorization for Use of Military Force Against the Islamic State: Issues and Current Proposals

Description: This report focuses on several proposals for a new Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) specifically targeting the Islamic State made during the 113th and 114th Congresses. It includes a brief review of existing authorities and AUMFs, as well as a discussion of issues related to various provisions included in existing and proposed AUMFs that both authorize and limit presidential use of military force. Appendices provide a comparative analysis of similar provisions in new AUMFs propose… more
Date: January 15, 2016
Creator: Weed, Matthew C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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North Korea: A Comparison of S. 1747, S. 2144, and H.R. 757

Description: This report compares S. 1747, the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2015, as introduced in the Senate by Senator Menendez on July 9, 2015; S. 2144, the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2015, introduced in the Senate by Senator Gardner on October 6, 2015; and H.R. 757, the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2015, introduced in the House by Representative Royce on February 5, 2015, and passed, as amended by the Committee on Foreign Affairs, by the House on January … more
Date: January 15, 2016
Creator: Rennack, Dianne E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Quantifying Access Disparities in Response Plans

Description: This article develops and explores data driven methods to quantify vulnerabilities in the context of response plans, addressing limitations on the availability, granularity, and currency of data to identify vulnerable populations.
Date: January 15, 2016
Creator: Indrakanti, Saratchandra; Mikler, Armin R.; O'Neil II, Martin & Tiwari, Chetan
Partner: UNT College of Engineering
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Transcript of Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities Hearing: February 15, 2016

Description: Transcript of a public teleconference held by the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (CECANF) on February 15, 2016. This meeting includes deliberations on recommendations for its final report to the President and Congress.
Date: January 15, 2016
Creator: CQ Transcriptions
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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U.S.-Mexican Security Cooperation: The Mérida Initiative and Beyond

Description: 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: January 15, 2016
Creator: Ribando Seelke, Clare & Finklea, Kristin
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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